A federal prison psychiatrist diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, lending support to the defense’s argument that his actions stemmed from mental illness rather than calculated malevolence.
The decision to accept a life sentence without parole instead of facing execution divided public opinion.
Susan Mosser, a widow who lost her husband in a Unabomber attack, passionately urged the court to ensure Kaczynski’s confinement would be absolute, stating, “lock him so far down that when he does die, he’ll be closer to hell. That’s where the devil belongs.”
A Legacy of Grief and Loss:
The victims of Ted Kaczynski’s bombings, including Hugh Scrutton, Gilbert Murray, Charles Epstein, and David Gelernter, faced profound tragedy and permanent physical scars.
Their lives were forever altered by the devastating attacks perpetrated by a man they would come to regard as the personification of evil.
Despite the plea deal and the sentencing, closure eluded the victims. The wounds inflicted by Kaczynski’s bombs have left lasting reminders of the horrors they endured, a reality expressed poignantly by Charles Epstein, who declared, “Every time I look at my hand, it’s still there.
