Asian convicted murderer won a scholarship while in prison, reminds me of the

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..Unabomber  :

Pakistani convicted murderer takes top school score, wins scholarship

Syed Naeem Shah is one of 1,200 inmates studying in Central Prison Karachi. KARACHI — A Pakistani inmate serving a life sentence for murder in an overcrowded Karachi prison has won a scholarship for further study after taking one of the highest scores in the city's higher secondary school exams last year.

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Also Edmund Kemper:

He is noted for his height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), and for his high intellect, possessing an IQ of 145. Kemper was nicknamed the Co-ed Killer, as most of his victims were female college students hitchhiking in the Santa Cruz area.