Unabomber

Season 1 · 2017 · 8 episodes

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.

1UNABOMIn 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.
2Pure WudderWhen 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.
3Fruit of the Poisonous TreeLinguist 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.
4Publish or PerishThe 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.
5AbriFitz 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.
6TedIn a letter to his brother, Ted recounts the key events from his past that informed his decision to engage in terrorist activities.
7LincolnFitz races to find a linguistic connection that will secure an arrest warrant while the FBI closes in on Ted's cabin in Montana.
8USA vs. Theodore J. KaczynskiWhen Ted fails to have the evidence against him invalidated, Fitz makes one last appeal to him to plead guilty.

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