Kaczynski had been a domestic terrorist, but he was also a genius. If even half of Keyes’s confession was true—and agents on the case believed most of it—that could make Keyes as organized and lethal as Kaczynski, himself a master at leaving false clues and no forensic evidence. Kaczynski was an off-the-gridder, a loner, a paranoid man with a profound distrust of the US government. Would Keyes share some of these traits? It was a possibility.
I read some Goodreads readers' reviews of this book that accused law enforcement of shoddy work regarding investigations into homicide or missing persons cases that Keyes admitted to or he was a suspect. Well, these type criminals and predators tend to be very intelligent or cunning. They plan and map things out, and they know how to reduce their literal and figurative footprints, whether physical or digital. I read in this book or elsewhere that Kaczynski was geniuses. Apparently Keyes was very intelligent. A genius can be good or evil, just like anyone else. If these type criminals weren't cunning, they would be caught sooner.
