Ted Kaczynski was a serial bomber who became known as the “Unabomber.” During the course of his crimes, the mathematics prodigy and University of California at Berkeley assistant professor killed three people and injured more than two dozen others.

Netflix’s latest true crime film, Unabomber , focuses on the life and crimes of Kaczynski, played by actor Jacob Tremblay. It follows the criminal’s anonymous mail-bombing campaign and the FBI’s work to capture him.

In the early 1970s, Kaczynski moved to an isolated cabin near Lincoln, Montana. In 1978, his first, homemade bomb exploded at a Chicago university, kicking off 17 years of crimes and a massive manhunt to find the domestic terrorist.

While Kaczynski’s crimes are well-documented, less is known about his victims and, in some cases, why he targeted them.…