but with the death of gilbert murray of the california forestry association, the case suddenly takes rising turn. >> within days, the unabomber sent letters to several people and claimed credit for the murray bombing and started talking about the notion that the terrorist group fc is going to send out a manifesto. and wants "the new york times" or "the washington post" to publish that manifesto. and if, in fact they do, the fc will desist from committing terrorist acts. >> two months later, the unabomber sends a 35,000 word manuscript to "the new york times," "the washington post," and bob guccione at "penthouse" magazine among others. it becomes known as the unabomber manifesto. >> there were many people that thought the unabomber manifesto was a red herring. i had agents come to my office saying we're wasting too much time. we need to stick with forensics and known facts. >> most people in the fbi never even read the manifesto. the popular opinion was that it was nonsense, it was just scribbling. >> the media and the fbi are faced with a dilemma. publishing the manifesto could be se