David Kaczynski, who turned his brother Ted Kaczynski in to the FBI for being the suspected Unabomber, is scheduled to speak at Indiana State University as part of the Anti-Death Penalty Memorial Day on Wednesday (Oct. 10).
“We’re fortunate to have him,†Mark Hamm, professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice, said. “He’s part of history.â€Â
Kaczynski turned in his brother after noticing similarities between the Unabomber’s Manifesto and letters his brother sent him. The Unabomber had killed three and wounded 23 people by sending bombs to universities and airlines.
“Ted Kaczynski is one of the major figures in the history of 20th Century terrorism,†Hamm said. “It is important to look at all aspects of terrorism and mental illness is one of those aspects.â€Â
David Kaczynski will be speaking on “The Death Penalty: Mental Illness and The Unabomber†at 2:15 p.m. in Holmstedt Hall, Room 103. He is the executive director of New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty. The event is free and open to the public.
Federal agents arrested Ted Kaczynski on April 3, 1996, at a remote cabin outside of Lincoln, Mont., and found an original manifesto and a bomb inside the cabin. He pleaded guilty to the federal charges in 1998 and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at a federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colo.
Contact: Mark Hamm, professor of criminology, Indiana State University, (812) 237-2197 or mhamm@isugw.indstate.edu
Writer: Jennifer Sicking, assistant director of media relations, Indiana State University, (812) 237-7972 or jsicking@isugw.indstate.edu