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Under U.S. federal law (18 U.S.C. § 2331(5)), the official definition of domestic terrorism involves acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state criminal laws, occur primarily within the United States, and appear intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence government policy through intimidation, or affect government conduct by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.
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June 10, 2026

Inside the Mind of Ted Kaczynski: The 17-Year Unabomber Hunt

How does a child genius who enters Harvard at sixteen end up becoming one of the most notorious domestic terrorists in American history? In this episode of When Killers Get Caught, Brittany Ransom examines the life of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber. From his childhood as a gifted student in Chicago to his years at Harvard, his isolation in a remote Montana cabin, and the anti-technology ideology that fueled a seventeen-year bombing campaign, we explore the events that shaped one...