Unabomber in cabin show complaint

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The notorious US killer known as the Unabomber has complained to the courts after learning that the cabin where he plotted his crimes is a public exhibit.

Harvard-trained Theodore Kaczynski has written to a San Francisco court, complaining that the display goes against the wishes of his victims.

His cabin is on show alongside other items linked to infamous crimes.

The professor was jailed for life in 1998 after admitting an 18-year bombing spree which killed three people.

Kaczynski's letter argues that the exhibit goes against the victims' wishes to limit publicity in regards of the case.

The cabin, which is 10ft by 12ft, is part of the G-Men and Journalists: Top News Stories of the FBI's First Century exhibition. The display can be seen at the Newseum in Washington.

Kaczynski's letter said: "Since the advertisement states that the cabin is 'FROM FBI VAULT,' it is clear that the government is responsible for the public exhibition of the cabin.

"This has obvious relevance to the victims' objection to publicity connected with the Unabom case."

It adds: "I don't think I need to say anything further. The court can draw its own conclusions."

Kaczynski resides in a maximum security prison in Colorado

Susan Bennett, vice president and deputy director of the Newseum, said: "I think what's interesting is, after all these years, that Ted Kaczynski would be concerned about the exhibit's impact on his victims."

Kaczynski was dubbed the Unabomber because some of his targets were universities and airlines.

He claimed to be campaigning against technology but was subsequently diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.

His crimes - which left many injured - sparked one of the longest and costliest manhunts in US history.

Kaczynski has also opposed the auction of his journals and other correspondence.