Finding out from the FBI just how much my dad aided in the UNABOM investigation was one of the most incredible experiences while writing “Madman in the Woods.” I feel like that is such a compelling part of this journey, my discoveries over two decades later. Did you already know about your father’s involvement with the FBI or was this a new revelation?Ī: I knew very little about my late father’s role in the investigation when I started writing this book. Among the fascinating info you gathered, you uncover how integral your father was to the capture of the Unabomber. Q: Your memoir also reads like a detective story, asking questions that can only be answered through your extensive research and interviews. It wasn’t until I was older (around ten years old) that I started to fear him and his visits. His appearance was disheveled, as you would imagine a man living off-grid in rural Montana would be. Although noticeably strange, he was kind and soft-spoken in those early years. I knew he was different, but we still welcomed him into our home and tried to help him when we could.
Can you speak to how, as a child, you viewed Ted Kaczynski?Ī: As a child I viewed Ted as shy and eccentric. You seamlessly dovetail between two extremes: your loving childhood and the revelation that your neighbor was the Unabomber. Q: Your memoir is written through a unique lens. You can also put a hold on Madman in the Woods: Life Next Door to the Unabomber through the Denver Public Library. Jamie Gehring will also be joining us for an online film discussion of Netflix docuseries Unabomber: In His Own Words. To learn more about Jamie’s book and to meet the author, please register for our free upcoming program, Meet the Author of a True Crime Memoir - Jamie Gehring, Friday, April 22, 4-5 p.m. Jamie was kind enough to answer some of my questions about her enthralling book.
Local author Jamie Gehring has written a fascinating and chilling memoir about growing up next door to Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. By Gina Wencel, Librarian at the Eugene Field Branch Library.
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