Death of Frank Olson

As part of this experiment, Olson unwittingly received approximately 70 micrograms of LSD in a glass of Cointreau he drank on November 19, 1953.

In 1953 Dr. Olson, a civilian employee of the Army at Fort Detrick, leaped to his death from a hotel room window in New York City about a week after having unwittingly consumed LSD administered to him as an experiment at a meeting of LSD researchers called by CIA.

Following Dr. Olson's death, the CIA made a substantial effort to ensure that his family received death benefits, but did not notify the Olsons of the circumstances surrounding his demise.

The Agency also made considerable efforts to prevent the death being connected with the CIA

I'm not happy with what seems to be a very casual attitude on the part of TSS representatives to the way this experiment was conducted and the remarks that this is just one of the risks running with scientific experimentation.

at a cabin located at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland

At approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday, November 28, Lashbrook was awakened

failure to do so was culpable

These are not reprimands and no personnel file notation are being made.

Nor did participation in the events which led to Dr. Olson's death have any apparent effect on the advancement within the CIA of the individuals involved.

After the death of Dr. Olson the dangers of the surreptitious administration of LSD were clear, yet the CIA continued or initiated

The drug had been placed in the bottle by a CIA officer, Dr. Robert Lashbrook, as part of an experiment he and Dr. Sidney Gottlieb performed at a meeting of Army and CIA scientists.

While in New York for treatment, Olson fell to his death from a tenth story window in the Statler Hotel.

he jumped from a tenth floor window of his room