Frank Olson (July 17, 1910 – November 28, 1953) was a U.S. Army scientist who died under mysterious circumstances while undertaking secret research with the U. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. S. Army.
Olson's death was initially ruled a suicide, but this verdict has been disputed.
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Biography
A chemist with the Army's top secret Special Operations Division at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland. Fort Detrick is a US Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick Maryland, USA Frederick is the County seat of Frederick County Maryland, United States. His specific research in the Army is unknown, but he was involved in biological weapons research and experimented with mind control drugs. Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium Mind control is a broad range of psychological tactics able to subvert an individual's control of his own thinking, behavior emotions or decisions
In 1953, as Deputy Acting Head of Special Operations for the CIA, Olson associated with William Sargant, investigating the use of psychoactive drugs at Britain's Biological Warfare Centre at Porton Down. William Walters Sargant ( April 24, 1907 - August 27, 1988) was a British Psychiatrist who is now famous for his work Porton Down is a UK government and military Science park. It is situated slightly northeast of Porton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, [1]
MKULTRA and Olson's death
According to the government's version of events, as part of the MKULTRA mind control experiments, Olson was dosed with LSD without his knowledge, subsequently suffering severe paranoia and a nervous breakdown. Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as The CIA sent him to New York to see one of their psychiatrists, who recommended that Olson be placed into a mental institution for recovery. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders
On his last night in Manhattan, Olson purportedly threw himself out his tenth-floor hotel room window, dying on impact. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York [2]
Later disclosures
His family had no idea of the details of the accident until the Rockefeller Commission started uncovering some of the CIA's MKULTRA activities. In 1975, the government admitted that Olson had been dosed with LSD without his knowledge. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The government offered his family an out of court settlement of $750,000, which they accepted.
In 1994, Eric Olson had his father's body exhumed. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The forensic scientist in charge of the examination, George Washington University professor James E. The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D Starrs, determined that Olson had suffered some form of blunt force trauma prior to falling out of the window, and called the evidence "rankly and starkly suggestive of homicide". List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another Based on his findings, in 1996 the Manhattan district attorney opened a homicide investigation into Olson's death, but was unable to find enough evidence to bring charges. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals
References in pop culture
- In the May 2, 2007 episode of the show "Bones", entitled "Spaceman in a Crater", the Frank Olson case was mentioned along with Project Paperclip and Project ARTICHOKE as examples of situations where the US government has caused the death of individuals. Bones is an American drama Television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. Operation Paperclip (also Project Paperclip) was the code name for the O Project ARTICHOKE was a CIA project that researched Interrogation methods and arose from Project BLUEBIRD on August 20, 1951, The reference is made by the character "Hodgins" who is noted for being a conspiracy buff.
- In the feature film Oktober, the protagonist says he "has what Frank Olson had".
- Two similar events are mentioned in an episode of the TV series JAG. JAG (the American Military Acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American adventure / Legal drama Television
- Contemporary American Poet David Clewell has a book of poetry entitled Conspiracy Quartet which includes a piece about Olson and the LSD experiments.
- A similar event is referenced in the feature film The Good Shepherd.
References
- John D. Marks (1979). The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate": The CIA and Mind Control. Times Books. ISBN 0-8129-0773-6.
- George Andrews (2001). MKULTRA : The CIA's Top Secret Program in Human Experimentation and Behavior Modification. Healthnet Press. ISBN 0-9616475-8-2.
- Jon Ronson (2005). Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a Cardiff -born journalist author Documentary filmmaker and radio presenter The Men Who Stare At Goats. The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2004 Non-fiction book by Jon Ronson about the US Army 's exploration of New Age concepts Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-7060-6.
Notes
- ^ www. frankolsonproject. org/statements/statement-G. Thomas. html.
- ^ "Family Plans to Sue C.I.A. Over Suicide in Drug Test", New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-03-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
External links
- "Son probes strange death of WMD worker" - Scott Shane writing for The Baltimore Sun (September 12, 2004)
- The Frank Olson Legacy Project - explores the circumstances of Frank Olson's death and the political and ethical issues embedded in them
- Codename Artichoke - WorldLink, SPOTLIGHT INTERNATIONAL Investigative Documentatries (c)WDR 2002. The Baltimore Sun (officially just The Sun) is Maryland ’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides comprehensive coverage Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Documentary about the suspicious death of Frank Olson
- The Frank Olson Murder
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