Ted Kaczynski, otherwise known as the Unabomber, had been diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2021, just two years before he died by suicide in prison, according to a new report. Kaczynski was 81 when he died in June 2023. At the time, law enforcement officials said they did not know the type or severity of his cancer.

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski was diagnosed with rectal cancer and had been struggling with bouts of depression before he died by suicide behind bars, according to a new report.