List of episodes of the series «Unabomber: In His Own Words»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 4
  • Total viewing time: 2 h. 57 m.
Episode 1
Release date: 2/22/2020

Episode 1

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 47 min.
  • Episode description:
    The first episode examines the start of the Unabomber's campaign of terror spanning from 1978 to 1985, and dives into Kaczynski’s childhood to discover what might have made a young mathematical genius with few friends evolve into a sociopathic terrorist.
Episode 2
Release date: 2/22/2020

Episode 2

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 40 min.
  • Episode description:
    Picking up in 1985, Part Two tells the story of how the Unabomber began to ramp-up his terror campaign, claiming his first murder and taunting his FBI pursuers. Kaczynski’s secret journals from his time as a grad student in Michigan reveal the extraordinary moment when his thoughts first turned to murder.
Episode 3
Release date: 2/22/2020

Episode 3

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 48 min.
  • Episode description:
    Part Three recounts the period from 1993 to 1996, when the Unabomber was holding America ransom with a series of increasingly powerful bombs before his arrest in 1996. Kaczynski's brother and sister-in-law reveal the emotional story of how they came to suspect he was the Unabomber, which ultimately led to his arrest.
Episode 4
Release date: 2/29/2020

Episode 4

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 42 min.
  • Episode description:
    The final episode of the series examines Kaczynski's trial, with the revelation that he was subjected to a secret psychological experiment as a teenaged student at Harvard, a fact some claim could have been responsible for turning him into the terrorist he became.