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...year campaign of terror as the Unabomber walks to his seat. Even the prosecutors stop shuffling their papers to sneak a glance. But anyone expecting the self-confident strut of a killer who once branded his victims "dumb" and the FBI "a joke" will be disappointed. Ted Kaczynski's courtroom demeanor is almost timid. From the way he sits in his chair, hands folded, to the deferential behavior he shows his attorneys, he moves with the exaggerated politeness of a guest who doesn't quite know how to act in someone else's home...
Unabomber suspect Ted Kaczynski goes on trial. More
...Defense attorneys are looking for a sympathetic type," said TIME's David S. Jackson after interviewing lawyers watching both sides of the case. "People with a distrust of authority, of the government, who may be willing to look closely at Kaczynski's political beliefs, or who would be receptive to expert testimony on his mental state...
...With the character of Kaczynski's peers so crucial to his case, selection will be contentious. Each side has 20 chances to reject a juror without argument -- choosing 12 and 6 alternates will probably take several weeks. "Anyone who is overly sympathetic, or who refuses to vote the death penalty, will be left off," Jackson says. "This jury will be death-penalty qualified...
...Behind the scenes, the two sides are still haggling over the introduction of evidence from out-of-state bombings. But for now the silent Kaczynski, who still refuses to submit to psychiatric testing, seems intent on sealing his own fate...