About The True Story of the Unabomber
Explore the strange life of Theodore Kaczynski, the college math professor who dropped out of his career, holed up in a one-room shack in Montana, and sent deadly mail bombs to victims around the country, ultimately becoming known as the Unabomber. Director: Rob Cousineau
The True Story of the Unabomber is presented by Best Documentary. Its listed runtime is 42 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- The True Story of the Unabomber
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 42 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Best Documentary
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