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Hugh Scrutton

Case from Sacramento, CA dated Dec 11, 1985

Victim Details

Hugh Scrutton

Male

White / Caucasian

Sacramento

CA

1985-12-11

38

Hugh

Scrutton

07/19/2026

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Hugh Campbell Scrutton, a 38-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically killed on December 11, 1985, in Sacramento, California. Scrutton was the owner of a computer rental store and was in the parking lot of his business when he noticed an object that appeared to be trash. As he bent down to pick it up, the object exploded, instantly killing him. This incident was later attributed to Theodore 'Ted' Kaczynski, infamously known as the Unabomber, who carried out a series of bombings targeting individu ...
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