Frank Olson
American Bacteriologist, Biological Warfare Scientist and Central Intelligence Agency. University of Wisconsin.
In 1997, after the C.I.A. inadvertently declassified an assassination manual dating from late 1953, Eric Olson was able to read the following: “The most efficient accident, in simple assassination, is a fall of 75 feet or more onto a hard surface. Elevator shafts, stairwells, unscreened windows and bridges will serve… . The act may be executed by sudden, vigorous [excised] of the ankles, tipping the subject over the edge.” The manual went on to recommend a blow to the temple to stun the subject first: “In chase cases it will usually be necessary to stun or drug the subject before dropping him.”[4]
May 1952, Frank Olson was appointed to the committee for Project Artichoke, an experimental CIA interrogation program.[4]
At Camp Detrick, Baldwin worked with industrial partners such as George W. Merck and the U.S. military to establish the top secret U.S. bioweapons program beginning in 1943, during World War II, a time when interest in applying modern technology to warfare was high. Olson’s duties included experiments with aerosolized anthrax.
1943 to 1953 - American Bacteriologist, Biological Warfare Scientist and Central Intelligence Agency.
Died 28 Nov 1953, fell head first fall from tenth floor window of Hotel Statler (now known as The Hotel Pennsylvania). Age 43.
[3] - Wiki - Wormwood Netflix Original mini series
[5] - C.I.A.; What Did the C.I.A. Do to His Father? By Michael Ignatieff April 1, 2001
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