Jun 2, 2011 4:53 PM

Photo Gallery: Weird Government 'Unabomber' Auction Winds Down

A two-week online auction of Theodore Kaczynski's writings and other material seized from his Montana cabin in 1996 is winding down. Some call it macabre, others say it's settling a debt to society.

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Unabomber's Handwritten Notes

In this document, Kaczynski describes the circumstances when he first realized that murdering others was at least a temporary cure for his general unhappiness. He was a graduate student at the University of Michigan when the realization hit him.

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