May 04, 2018

Jim Fitzgerald, Catching the Unabomber (Part 2) | Murderish Ep. 013

56 minutes

James R. Fitzgerald (AKA Fitz) is a retired FBI profiler with a specific expertise in Forensic Linguistic Analysis. Fitz’s expertise in Forensic Linguistic Analysis played a significant role in apprehending the infamous serial killer, Ted Kaczynski, who was known as the Unabomber. The Unabomber’s reign of terror lasted over 17 years before he was arrested at his secluded cabin in the woods of Montana in 1996. A miniseries called Manhunt: Unabomber was made and based on Fitz’s hunt for the Unabomber. Fitz has also authored a book titled A Journey to the Center of the Mind, which documents his life as an FBI Profiler and his work on the task force that ultimately caught the Unabomber.Fitz and I talked about everything from some of his most memorable cases, to what drove him to seek a career in law enforcement. We did a deep dive regarding his work on the Unabomber task force, and I learned some very interesting facts about Ted Kaczynski that surprised me. More information on Fitz can be found at www.jamesrfitzgerald.com. MURDERISH now has a Patreon page! If you’d like to support the Podcast and get special perks in exchange, click here: www.patreon.com/murderish Facebook: MURDERISH Podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/540494462961219/ Twitter: @MurderishPod https://twitter.com/MurderishPodInstagram: MurderishPodcastSend comments and inquiries to: [email protected] merch now available at two online stores (t-shirts, mugs & other cool stuff):Threadless online store https://murderishpodcast.threadless.com/TeePublic online store http://tee.pub/lic/-c0zMWCpN-I**Featured, pre-roll Podcast Promo** Fame and Misfortune podcast (subscribe, rate & review!)End-roll Podcast Promos: Can We Cult & Cult of Domesticity (subscribe, rate & review!)Lawn Kings | Synthetic Grass: www.lawnkingsinc.com (tell them Jami from Murderish sent you!)This episode was Edited, Mixed and Mastered by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions www.audioeditingsolutions.com. Need a great audio editor? John B. is your guy!Intro/Outro music in this episode: Paul Fitzgerald “jenuflec.” Contact Paul at [email protected] if you’re interested in working with him to create music for your podcast …or any project!