‹ Back to series
Manhunt

Manhunt

Unabomber

2017

Follow Jim Fitzgerald, the FBI agent who tracked down Ted Kaczynski, aka the “Unabomber,” and brought him to justice through his expertise in profiling and linguistics.

Sign in to track episodes
  • E1 · 43 min

    UNABOM

    In 1995, FBI profiler Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald joins the Unabom Task Force. Fitz recommends new methods of profiling but finds no allies among the agents in charge. In 1997, Fitz is tasked with confronting Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.

  • E2 · 43 min

    Pure Wudder

    When the elusive Unabomber threatens to blow up a jetliner, Fitz must determine if the threat is real. In 1997, Fitz confronts Ted for the first time.

  • E3 · 43 min

    Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

    Linguist Natalie Rogers helps Fitz find clues about the Unabomber's identity in the Manifesto, but their findings face skepticism at the UTF. In 1997, Ted claims he can invalidate all of the evidence against him.

  • E4 · 43 min

    Publish or Perish

    The Unabomber will stop bombing if his Manifesto is published. Fitz pushes for publication with S.A.C. Ackerman, who presents Fitz's argument to Attorney General Janet Reno.

  • E5 · 43 min

    Abri

    Fitz receives linguistic proof that Ted is the Unabomber. He tracks down Ted's brother David, who is astonished at the accuracy of Fitz's profile.

  • E6 · 43 min

    Ted

    In a letter to his brother, Ted recounts the key events from his past that informed his decision to engage in terrorist activities.

  • E7 · 43 min

    Lincoln

    Fitz races to find a linguistic connection that will secure an arrest warrant while the FBI closes in on Ted's cabin in Montana.

  • E8 · 43 min

    USA vs. Theodore J. Kaczynski

    When Ted fails to have the evidence against him invalidated, Fitz makes one last appeal to him to plead guilty.