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By Sam Stanton
sstanton@sacbee.com
Ted Kaczynski may be the most famous former hermit/terrorist in the country, but his personal musings are not exactly flying off the shelves.
The Unabomber's personal belongings went on sale this morning on a U.S. government website, and so far only nine people have bid on his personal journals. The current bid is $1,000 for the journals, but other items are drawing more interest, including his birth certificates and various driver's licenses, which 10 bidders have driven up to $2,025 so far.
His mental health records so far are drawing a bid of only $500, while his bank statements have been bid up to a paltry $175.
Drawing the most interest, as expected, is a handwritten copy of Kaczynski's "manifesto," which is currently at $6,825 and the subject of six bids.
A typewritten version is currently at $2,525.
The bidding, conducted by the General Services Administration and online at http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucindx/, is open until June 2, meaning there still is plenty of time to make an offer on must-have items such as "bows and arrows in Sears box" (now at $100), letters to and from him ($91 bid so far), or a hatchet and some small knives ($225 so far).
The items are the product of an 18-year manhunt for Kaczynski, who was captured in a one-room cabin in the Montana woods in 1996.
Kaczynski eventually pleaded guilty to 16 explosions that killed three people - two of them in Sacramento - and injured 23 others across the country.
Proceeds from the sale will go to victims of the bombs he mailed or placed at various sites.
Kaczynski, 69, is doing life in a federal prison in Colorado, meaning he will not be making any bids.
Photo caption: This undated photo released today by the U.S. Marshals Public Affairs Office displays one of the lots being sold that were owned by Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, in an online auction that begins in May 18. Proceeds from the auction will be used to compensate Kaczynski's victims.
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