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Unabomber Look Back, Karen Read Trial, Zodiac Killer Deep Dive - Megyn's "True Crime" Mega-Episode

March 15, 2026·4h 11m·3-min readinterviewtrue crime
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The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but deeply angry recluse, conducted a 17-year bombing campaign targeting universities and airlines, killing three and injuring many, before being caught due to a linguistic match between his manifesto and family letters, aided by a meticulous FBI

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Guest

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Terry Turchi

interview on The Megyn Kelly Show

Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Terry TurchiTed KaczynskiDavid KaczynskiMax KnollKathy PuckettPeter TragosTom Colbert

Books

Unabomber: How the FBI Broke Its Own Rules to Capture the Terrorist Ted Kaczynskiby Terry Turchi

Companies

FBI

Research & Papers

Unabomber Manifestoby Ted Kaczynski

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismSerial KillersTrue Crime

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