by Kellia Love
My podcast “Kaczynski Ciphers: The Unabomber’s Unused Encryptions” is about the serial killer Dr. Theodore Kaczynski. It covers what he did before starting a life of crime, the reason for his crimes, the consequences of his actions, and ultimately, what led him to be caught and his criminal career coming to an abrupt halt. The podcast also covers how the FBI initially reacted to the ciphers that they found and how they went about the situation. For a good portion of the podcast, I explain how the two codes Kaczynski created worked, and also provided an example of how someone could encode something using his methods.
References
Kifner, John. (1992, April 6). On the Suspect’s Trail: Life in Montana. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/05/us/suspect-s-trail-life-montana-gardening-bicycling-reading-exotically.html
Kintz, Theresa. (2014, December 16). Interview with Ted Kaczynski. Retrieved from https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/theresa-kintz-interview-with-ted-kaczynski.html
Klaus, Schmeh. (2014, March 8). Klaus Schmeh’s Unabomber Cipher Page. Retrieved from https://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/klaus-schmehs-unabomber-cipher-page
Klaus, Schmeh. (2016, September 4). The Ciphers of the Unabomber. Retrieved from https://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/2016/09/04/the-ciphers-of-the-unabomber/?all=1
Knowles, William. (1997 December 26). Cryptographer Examines Kaczynski’s Journal.
Unabomber. (2016, May 18). Retrieved from www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/unabomber
Audio Sources
From https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1
- Magic
- Voyage
- Reminisce
- Something New
Image: Unabomber shack, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA