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Frank Olson
Status
Unsolved
Type
Suspicious Death
Date
November 28, 1953
Location
New York City, New York
Victim Age
43
Gender
Male
CIA scientist Frank Olson died after falling from a New York hotel window. It was ruled a suicide but his family believed he was killed because he wanted to leave the agency's secret mind control program MKUltra. His body was exhumed in 1994 and a second autopsy suggested possible homicide.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
November 28, 1953, Hotel Statler, New York City
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