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Richard Syrett's Strange Planet

056 The Murder of Frank Olson: The CIA’s Secret Cold War Experiments

Richard Syrett's Strange Planet

Richard Syrett & Glassbox Media

Society & Culture

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Richard Syrett speaks with an author/investigative journalist about the suspicious death of a CIA scientist who was involved in secret experiments with LSD and mind control. At the time of his death in November 1953, Frank Olson was a bacteriologist and biological warfare scientist working out of Camp Detrick. He either fell or was thrown … Continue reading 056 The Murder of Frank Olson: The CIA’s Secret Cold War Experiments → Unlock Strange Planet Premium at https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

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