Kaczynski was already on a bus on his way to deliver the package for sending to his next victim. reporter: on april 24th, just five days after oklahoma city, a mail bomb killed gilbert murray, president of the california forestry association, a timber industry lobbying group. in an earlier incarnation, the group had been targeted by radical environmentalists. a bomb that was sent to the forestry association was actually sent to his predecessor a man named william dennison. but he had retired and mr. murray had replaced him. the unabomber was very proud of himself. it didn t matter that his bomb had killed the wrong man. they were engaged in the same kind of work, which was anti-environment, in his opinion. and so, it was okay. i had been to a number of bomb scenes over my career, and the last one in sacramento was probably one of the more horrific. the shrapnel is usually what maims or kills the victim. most of the cases nails,
Podcast. there are a lot of people listening in the echo chamber promoting the big lie and talking about these issues and amplifying these voices. what do you make of it? yeah, there have been a number of other cases that we have seen in the last couple of years. you know, the cesar mail bomb bombing attempts of democratic politicians. pundits and cnn s newsroom in 2018. you know, he was someone who followed a very normal path of radicalization, one that we are quite familiar with from groups like al qaeda or isis but he was radicalized here at home primarily through the consumption of right wing extremist propaganda on fox news and on social media. i mean, this is something that is causing real harm and having real consequences in our streets
Voices, right? about the role of right wing media, fox, the tucker carlson so-called documentary on january 6th and outlets like bannon s podcast. there are a lot of people listening in the echo chamber promoting the big lie and talking about these issues and amplifying these voices. what do you make of it? yeah, there have been a number of other cases that we have seen in the last couple of years. you know, the cesar mail bomb bombing attempts of democratic politicians. pundits and cnn s newsroom in 2018. you know, he was someone who followed a very normal path of radicalization, one that we are quite familiar with from groups like al qaeda or isis but he was radicalized here at home primarily through the
Us, because there are unfortunately other people out there who buy in on this proposition, even though there was no proof that somehow, the election was fraudulent, threats against federal judges have increased 400% in the last five, years according to the u.s. marshal service. for federal judges have been murdered since 1979, one of those victims, was judge robert smith vance, who was killed at his home, in alabama, on december 16th, 1989, when he opened a package, containing a mail bomb. judge vance, was the father in law, of our next guest, joyce vance, joyce vance is a former federal prosecutor, in a professor at the university of alabama school of, law also joining our discussion is matt miller, a spokesperson for attorney general eric holder, both are msnbc contributors. joyce, i just want to begin by saying, that i am sorry for your loss, i will never forget
Donald trump s lies is the growth of political violence and threats of violence in this country. we ve seen it at town counsel and schoolboard meetings and a kentucky couple, who invaded the capitol january 6th, and as judges were getting all kinds of threats, and we have cases before us, because there are other people who buy in on the proposition, even though there was no proof that somehow the election was fraudulent. threats against federal judges have increased 400% in the last five years, according to the u.s. marshal service. four federal judges have been murdered since 1979. one of the victims was judge robert smith vance, killed in alabama at his home, september 16th, 1989, when he opened a package containing a mail bomb. judge vance was the father in
all authorities have to go on is a composite sketch of a white male believed to be in his 40s. he wasn t the only bomber we had investigated before. but his long solitary operation as a serial bomber was so unique. unabomb hotline? so far thousands of tips phoned into the san francisco unabomb task force have led nowhere. we began an entirely new look at this, an entirely new strategy. we brought in a crew of analysts from fbi headquarters. they worked 24/7, but sadly it happened again. [ siren ] a mail bomb explodes inside the california forestry association building. the killer known as the unabomber says he will stop mailing package bombs if the newspapers will publish his
Montana, and he actually took hairs off the floor of the restroom. and then in subsequent bombs, he would take those hairs and put them in between layers of tape. and the whole idea was when the subsequent bombs exploded at a crime scene, we would think that hair might have something to do with the unabomber. when he was out on a run to collect information or to collect components for his bombs, he would make sure he had a disguise. he put cotton up his nose so his nostrils would look bigger. he had a fake mustache he had worn. for another 18 months, everything was quiet. then on december 10th, 1994, the unabomber claimed his second fatality. the latest victim was advertising executive thomas mosser. in all 16 bombs in 17 years at locations all over the united states. thomas mosser was killed by a mail bomb sent to his home in north caldwell, new jersey. as it turned out, mosser had been targeted because kaczynski
Kaczynski was already on a bus on his way to deliver the package for sending to his next victim. on april 24th, just five days after oklahoma city, a mail bomb killed gilbert murray. president of the california forestry association. a timber industry lobbying group. in an earlier incarnation they had been targeted by radical environmentalists. the bomb that was sent to the forestry association was actually sent to his predecessor, a man named william denison. but he had retired and mr. murray had replaced him. the unabomber was proud of himself. it didn t matter that his bomb had killed the wrong man. they were engaged in the same kind of work, which was anti-environment in his opinion. and so it was okay. i d been to a number of bomb scenes over my career, and the last one in sacramento was probably one of the more horrific. the shrapnel is usually what
Our government, we committed extreme acts vandalism, we destroyed property, and that is terrorism.e a very noisy screen against genicide. and the terrorists in that time where the people dropping bombs on vietnam. laura: remember the merry ban of underground terrorists went on a bombing spree in the 1970s. they were only stopped when a mail bomb exploded in their own faces. with a lot of air coverage from the media, obama ducked and dodged answering any tough questions about his association with the right, but his entire worldview has these roots in the radicals even if the political reality of the day kept him from fully articulating and pursuing them. but that was then, and this is now. today the radicalism has taken on a new urgency, mostly in reaction to the success and enduring power of the
Allegations. he is accused of accepting $200,000 to enroll two players in ucla teams even though they did not play soccer competitive. lauren isaacson was a member of the women s team and remains enrolled there. the coach guided the team to 14 ncaa tournaments and two national championship appearances. a florida man who sent mail bomb s prominent democrats pleading guilty to 65 felony counts including using weapons of mass destruction in an attempted domestic terrorist attack. cesar sayoc admitting his actions were wrong. none of these devices detonated and no one was injured. sayoc face as maximum of life in prison when he is sentenced in september. cameras in your car wouldcoe