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Frank Olson | |
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| Born | July 17, 1910 Hurley, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | November 28, 1953 New York City, New York, United States |
| Cause of death | Fall |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Field of study | Biochemistry |
Frank Rudolph Emmanuel Olson (July 17, 1910 – November 28, 1953) was a CIA biochemist who worked on biological warfare at Fort Detrick. In 1953, he died from falling from the 13th floor of the Statler Hotel in New York.[1]
Experiments
Olson worked as a scientist at the Army Biological Warfare Center at Fort Detrick, Maryland. In 1950, Olson became head of the Special Operations Division, which created biological weapons. He was also deputy to Sidney Gottlieb, the head of MKUltra. He traveled to England, France, Germany, and Norway. In the German town of Oberursel, he used drugs and hypnosis to interrogate suspected Soviet spies and erase their memories afterwards.[1]
Death
After being drugged with LSD, Olson fell from a window on the 13th floor of the Statler Hotel on the night of November 28, 1953. The glass from the window was completely removed, not broken as if he had crashed through it. Robert Lashbrook, another CIA agent who was staying with him, did not leave the room after Olson fell but instead called an unidentified person and said, "He's gone."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-11-28). "“There’s Something Rotten in Denmark”: Frank Olson and the Macabre Fate of a CIA Whistleblower in the Early Cold War" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27.