The Unabomber, whose real name was Ted Kaczynski, has fascinated true crime sleuths for decades. The terror of his random killings by way of mailed bombs, coupled with his strikingly smart manifesto, provides perfect material for a real-life supervillain. Kaczynski embodies the contradictory qualities of a deranged psychopath and an astute social critic. His points about the danger of technology controlling the masses and the social-political dismissal of mental illness all remain strikingly astute. Of course, his reactionary views and desire to kill random people land him in the villain category.

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