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76: The CIA Assassination of Frank Olson | The Murder that Exposed MK-ULTRA

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

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The Death of a Middle Aged Man

Frank Olson was a scientist working for the CIA during World War II. In 1975, he jumped from a 10th floor window of his hotel and died. The Rockefeller Commission released information to the public about its investigation into CIA activities. Frank's children learned for the first time what their father actually did for a living.

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