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Now, nearly 30 years ago, investigators want a d.n.a. sample from him in connection with a 1982 tylenol poisoning. fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr. heard about this and is here to explain. how does this happen? >> well, the f.b.i. is re-examining the entire case. and so now theyre looking at ted kaczynski as a potential suspect in the case. they may have in the past, there was a man named louis, james louis that went to jail for 12 years for extortion after these events and according to ...

A judge will stop an auction going on now right now in atlanta of items taken from the unabombers cabin. this may seem strange but the items are being auctioned off by the federal government in order to raise money for victims of the unabomber attacks. he says that among the thing taken from his cabin in montana are his journals that could show that he had nothing to do with these attacks. he said he never had any cyanide and the journals would shed light. he wanted the auction stopped. the judg...

The fbi is now looking at several individuals including the unabomber, ted kaczynski. and authorities want a dna sample from him. nbcs pete williams is live in washington, d.c. for us on this. good afternoon to you, pete. what are the fbi officials saying why theyre looking at ted kaczynski. >> this is a matter of trying to go down every possible avenue that could provide any light on these tylenol killings. there is no evidence tying him to the attacks, im told, but i think this is a -- it come...

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Declined to provide a dna sample. theres no firm evidence as far as we know linking him to the tile not case but it does bring back some memories from that case. of course, seven people died in the chicago area by taking cyanide-laced pills. it also puts the spotlight back on kaczynski. we havent heard much about him since he was taken into custody back in 1996. he was convicted of sending mail bombs that killed three people. hes been in federal custody since 1996, again no firm link in terms of...

Innocent in this case, why not provide the dna sample? >> dan simon, we appreciate you. let me turn took roger lane, written books on kaczynski, joining me now. youre very familiar with this man. lets talk about the tylenol case. does that -- if you can make any kind of a connection here, determination, does that sound like something up his alley, something as random as these tylenol poisonings? >> not exactly up his alley. he was certainly opposed to the drug industry as part of his bias agains...

Call or click to learn more. [ male announcer ] if you cant afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. authorities want to take dna samplings from the unabomber, ted kaczynski, and it has to do with the 1982 tylenol poisonings. joining me now from san francisco, dan simon, hes been all over this story for us. dan, tell us why does the fbi want kaczynskis dna? >> reporter: well, thats a good question, randi. what we know is that the fbi in chicago went to see kaczynski in prison. ...

Mail bombs from his cab anyone -- cabin in his montana home. trace galler is following this. he joins me in the l.a. bureau. trace? >> reporter: fbi is reexamining the tylenol killings back in 1982. they have requested dna from a number of people including the convicted unabomber ted kaczynski. right now, ted kaczynski is refusing to turn over the dna sample but there is word that he might strike a deal. in a handwritten motion he said if the fbi stops auctioning off all the goods found inside h...

This military jet to crash and burn. look at these pictures. this happened late yesterday. wait until you see what they are looking at now as a possible cause of all of this. and again, huge developments this afternoon in the case of the tylenol murders. the fbi requesting now a dna sample from a notorious domestic terrorist who has never before been linked or even discussed in relation to this crime. well talk to investigators about the poisoning, the spread fear across the united states back i...

A federal court, we have a copy of it, and we will share it into. now we will talk with roger lane, standing by for us, talk to him in a moment. first, go to dan simon, covering this case for us. dan why do they want his dna now? why has this come up? >> reporter: you know, a really good question, tj this came out of the blue. the fbi in chicago dispatched agents to kaczynskis prison in colorado xrksd him to voluntarily submit a dna sample, kaczynski declined. we dont know if there is solid evid...