Unabomber pleads guilty, avoids death penalty 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1998)


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(Thursday, January 22, 1998)Theodore Kaczynski, 55, pleaded guilty today in Sacramento, California, to being the Unabomber in return for a sentence of life in prison without parole and avoiding a possible death penalty.

As the Unabomber, Kaczynski killed 3 people and injured 23 others between 1978 and 1995 in a nationwide bombing campaign targeting those involved with modern technology.

Under today’s plea agreement, Kaczynski would be sentenced on May 4, 1998, to four life sentences plus 30 years by a federal judge in Sacramento.


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