Claims
DCI Stansfield Turner stated in 1977 that Frank Olson died about a week after unwittingly taking LSD
Documented · said What these labels mean →Turner's 3 August 1977 statement on MKULTRA says the cryptonym became public through Frank Olson's drug-related death, and that Olson leaped from a New York hotel window about a week after unwittingly consuming LSD. This documents the CIA's own account; the manner of death remains disputed.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| documents | cia.gov | Turner, 3 Aug 1977, p.1: 'leaped to his death from a hotel room window in New York City about a week after having unwittingly consumed LSD'. |
| reports | cia.gov | CIA Office of Security memo, 11 Jul 1975, titled 'Alleged Illegal Domestic Activities (Suicide of Frank R. Olson)', 2 pp. |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Olson | subject | 1953 | Structural | cia.gov |
| MKUltra | Olson death made the cryptonym public | 1977 | Documented · said | cia.gov |
Claim
Turner's 3 August 1977 statement on MKULTRA says the cryptonym became public through Frank Olson's drug-related death, and that Olson leaped from a New York hotel window about a week after unwittingly consuming LSD. This documents the CIA's own account; the manner of death remains disputed.