67: The CIA - Secrets, Lies, and Torture [Part 01]

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

Justin Drown

True Crime, Personal Journals, History, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In 1953, a heinous crime was committed. At that time, it was new, potentially relevant information, when Harold Blauer’s doctor gave him a massive drug injection, killing him by way of an overdose. The news, however, didn’t report it until more than twenty years later. In this case news outlets reported on a story twenty years after the fact because the CIA had been covering it up.

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0:00.0	True Crime comes in all forms.
0:02.4	But what if a government-funded organization has been committing crimes from the start?
0:08.3	From government black sites to human experimentation, with proof of these facts?
0:14.1	And what if as a whole, we didn't care what crimes were happening behind closed doors?
0:20.2	If it's easier to go about our lives ignoring them, these atrocities are the subject for
0:26.0	these next two episodes.
0:28.8	Now listener, I'm not putting on a tinfoil hat.
0:33.0	These aren't crazed conspiracies.
0:36.0	These are well-documented crimes that were committed.
0:39.6	I need you to understand that.
0:41.9	These are research from trusted sources.
0:45.2	The information publicly available for years.
0:49.0	With that out of the way, let's get on with it.
0:54.2	Welcome listener, I'm glad you're here.
0:57.7	Take a seat next to the fire.
1:57.7	The news, however, didn't report it until more than 20 years later.
2:19.0	This case, news outlets reported on a story 20 years after the fact, because the CIA
2:25.2	had been covering it up.
2:27.6	General Blower's death was what may seem simple on the surface.
2:31.4	But it's part of one of the most complex stories we've ever told on Obscura.
2:36.7	We have a number of stories we're going to try and break down for you in this episode.
2:41.8	Some of them you may be familiar with.
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