Unabomber

Legacy

Kaczynski has inspired and been depicted in many artistic works in popular culture. These include the 1996 television film Unabomber: The True Story, the 2011 play P.O. Box Unabomber, the 2012 documentary Stemple Pass, Manhunt: Unabomber, the 2017 season of the television series Manhunt, the 2020 miniseries Unabomber: In His Own Words, the 2021 film Ted K and the 2026 Netflix film Unabomber. The moniker "Unabomber" was also applied to the Italian Unabomber, a terrorist who conducted attacks similar to Kaczynski's in Italy from 1994 to 2006, and the Austrian Unabomber, who killed 4 people and injured 15 with 3 IEDs and 24 mail bombs between 1993 and 1997. Prior to the 1996 United States presidential election, a campaign called "Unabomber for President" was launched with the goal of electing Kaczynski as president through write-in votes.