Infamous crimes

THE CASES AMERICA REMEMBERS.

Some investigations ended in a conviction. Others remain unresolved decades later. Follow the evidence, the turning points and the limits of what is known in these infamous American cases.

2 CASE FILES

Unsolved cases are identified clearly. A famous suspect theory is not a conviction, and a closed active investigation does not mean that a crime has been solved.

Infamous crimes / Pleaded guilty and sentenced 1998

The Unabomber: the writings that led investigators to Ted Kaczynski

A bombing campaign lasting 17 years ended after a family recognized the writer’s language. The investigation led to Ted Kaczynski’s arrest, guilty plea and life sentence.

Sentence imposedFour consecutive life sentences plus 30 years (May 4, 1998)

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Infamous crimes / Hijacking 1971 · unsolved

D.B. Cooper: the flight, the evidence and an unresolved identity

A hijacker took $200,000 and parachuted from a passenger plane in 1971. Official records document the flight and decades of investigation, but no definitive identification.

Case statusNo conviction or sentence

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