Unabomber: In His Own Words Explained

Genre:True crime
Director:Mick Grogan
Network:Netflix

Unabomber: In His Own Words is a 2020 crime documentary four-part miniseries about Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, that looks at his 17 years of terror from 1978 to 1995 that killed three people and injured 23.[1]

The documentary includes interviews of various people involved in the life and arrest of Kaczynski, including Joel Moss (member of the FBI's UNABOM task force), Gary Wright (survivor of one of Kaczynski's bombs), and David Kaczynski and Linda Patrik (Ted Kaczynski's brother and sister-in-law, who alerted the FBI about Ted in 1996), along with snippets of an interview with Kaczynski himself, carried out by Theresa Kintz, an anarchist writer, in 1999.[2] [3]

The theme song of the show, "MAN", was composed by Adam Litovitz and Louis Percival, and is performed by the band The Worst.[4]

The series premiered February 28, 2020 on Discovery Channel Canada,[5] and was distributed internationally on Netflix.[1] [6] The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best History Documentary Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Netflix's 'Unabomber: In His Own Words' Reveals Ted Kaczynski's Plan to Team Up With Muslim Terrorists. Daily Beast. February 22, 2020. Lauren. Bell.
  2. Web site: February 21, 2020 . Four-Part Special Event UNABOMBER: IN HIS OWN WORDS premieres February 28 on Discovery . 2022-05-01 . Bell Media . en-US.
  3. Web site: Stejskal . Greg . February 19, 2020 . Video: Netflix Documentary on the Unabomber -- A University of Michigan Grad -- Debuts Saturday . 2022-05-01 . Deadline Detroit.
  4. Web site: NUMBERS UNLIMITED LTD . 2022-05-01 . en-GB.
  5. Debra Yeo, "David Kaczynski turned in his brother the Unabomber. He hopes a new docuseries helps people see Ted Kaczynski as a human being". Toronto Star, February 28, 2020.
  6. Web site: Soen . Hayley . 2020-02-11 . Netflix doc about killer who sent bombs to unis and airlines coming this month . 2022-05-01 . UK . en-GB.
  7. Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.