This is Crime House.

We all feel the need to voice our opinions, to share our ideas, our beliefs, and the way we see the world.

For most people, that expression goes like you'd expect.

We talk to others, write in a journal, or post on social media.

But sometimes the need to be heard becomes consuming, and some might go to extreme lengths

to spread their message.

For Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber,

it wasn't enough to simply share his ideas.

Ted needed to force them upon the rest of the world,

even if it meant becoming the nation's most notorious domestic terrorist.

The United States terrorist. The human mind is powerful. It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. This is

serial killers and murderous minds, a crimehouse original. I'm Vanessa Richardson. And I'm

forensic psychologist Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in

history, analyzing what makes a killer.

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Before we get started, be advised this episode contains descriptions of violence and psychological abuse, so please listen with care.

Today we start our deep dive on Ted Kaczynski, the math genius turned domestic terrorist,

who sent homemade explosives across the United States.

In the process, Ted killed three people and injured many more, earning himself the infamous

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