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http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2017/08/22/545168709/fbi-profiler-says-linguistic-work-was-pivotal-in-capture-of-unabomber http://www.npr.org/programs/fre

http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2017/08/22/545168709/fbi-profiler-says-linguistic-work-was-pivotal-in-capture-of-unabomber http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2017/08/22/545168709/f... Here is a podcast with FBI agent who played a pivotal role in solving this case.

Steko 9y ago
The profiling is interesting but in this case, the FBI was irrelevant to 'solving the case', Kaczynski's brother and sister-in-law saw the manifesto in the NYT and turned him in.
- cabinguy 9y ago
  The FBI made the call to publish the manifesto, hoping for this exact outcome.
  - Steko 9y ago
    I stand half corrected, they did encourage publishing along with DoJ and it was the papers which ultimately made the call.