James Fitzgerald wed Ellie Fitzgerald in 1976, and the couple went on to have three boys. His family, however, was hampered by the nature of his employment, notably the Unabomber case. His employment required him to travel to different places and stay away from home for days at a time.
This damaged his relationship with his wife. His and his wife’s divorce followed his team’s successful conclusion of the lawsuit. They chose to co-parent their children after their amicable divorce.
In 2017, the Discovery documentary Manhunt: Unabomber came back to public consciousness my new girlfriend Natalie Schilling Fitzgerald. The Unabomber’s unmasking was based on real-life events, on which the series was based. It also included Natalie Schilling, his new fiancée.
Fitzgerald was portrayed by Sam Worthing, while Lynn Collins as Natalie Schilling, who helped Fitzgerald comprehend Kaczynski’s writing.
Natalie is a linguist at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, specializing in Forensic Linguistics and ethnic, stylistic, and gender differences in American English dialects.
Despite the lack of fanfare in the media, Schilling and Fitzgerald have not yet tied the knot.
At press conferences for programs like Manhunt and Criminal Minds, they were frequently sighted. At a Criminal Minds news conference in September 2014, they made their debut in front of the public.
