Terri Horman's Cold Cases

It's Monday, everyone! Time for Terri Horman's Cold Cases, when I describe a case that went cold on the local law enforcement and the FBI, but then got solved, to the amazement of the community and to the befuddlement of the suspect. Today I think I will remind Terri Horman of the Unabomber, who thought he had everyone outsmarted for eighteen years, but then got caught.

Do you remember the Unabomber, Terri? In 1978, Ted Kaczynski started mailing homemade bombs to people in the mail. He had really dumbass reasons for doing it, too. I mean, some of his complaints about cooperations were legit, but wouldn't it have been more effective to just write a book about what he thought was wrong? Words are usually the method of choice for communication; when explosives get thrown in, one's point has a tendency to become lost in the aftermath. And so it was with Ted Kaczynski, when he injured twentythree people and killed three more. I don't think anyone really cared what he was trying to say anymore. Everyone just wanted him caught and locked up, with his mail priveledges indefinately suspended. In 1996, that happened. Wanna know how? Here's what happened...........Ted Kaczynski knew authorities were trying to nab the elusive Unabomber, so he teased everyone by writing a piece, which he called his "manifesto", and sending it to the Washington Post. He did this with the same anonymity under which he mailed explosives. He thought he could continue to fool everyone.......but.....his own brother recognized the writing style and the choices of words and gave the FBI a call. One thing led to another, and it's all history now: the Unabomber is in prison. You can read more about it here.     

Here he is, Terri, the man who thought he had outsmarted everyone. The case was cold, but he got caught. The fact that he was wanted by the FBI didn't just go away.........it followed him everywhere he went. Do you think any of your problems are going to just melt away, Terri?