Psychoactives, War, and Covert Operations
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| Nov 28, 1953 |
| Frank Olson falls from a hotel window to his death. The event is described as a suicide, though serious questions are later raised about this explanation (see 1994 below). |
| The Olson family made numerous inquiries into how Frank Olson was brought from contentment to suicidal depression literally overnight. The CIA responded by denying any role whatsoever in Olson's death, but an internal review uncovered that Gottlieb had violated CIA policy and federal law in dosing Frank Olson.
The total fallout of the internal investigation is a classified memo noting that Gottlieb exercised "poor judgment", but also stressing that this should not be considered a reprimand. |
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