REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana

Charles Manson and the CIA (Part 2)

Dec 17, 2024
Dive into the chilling connections between Charles Manson, the CIA, and mind control experiments. Discover how a journalist links Manson to Jack Ruby and possible covert operations influencing the counterculture of the '60s. Explore the questions surrounding the Manson Family's murders, revealing unsettling parallels with FBI tactics. Unravel the complexities of Manson's legacy—was he a cult leader or a pawn in a larger conspiracy? Each layer of this investigation shakes the foundations of what we thought we knew.
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ANECDOTE

Jolly West and Jack Ruby

  • In 2001, Tom O'Neill found a letter from CIA psychiatrist Dr. Jolly West requesting to examine Jack Ruby.
  • Ruby had killed Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's assassin, and West's visit preceded Ruby's sudden psychotic breakdown.
INSIGHT

West's Potential Interference

  • O'Neill suspected that West, a mind control researcher, intentionally induced Ruby's breakdown.
  • This aimed to prevent Ruby from revealing information about his motive for killing Oswald.
INSIGHT

West's Background in Mind Control

  • Dr. West worked for MKUltra, a CIA mind control program.
  • He successfully "deprogrammed" American pilots who had confessed to war crimes during the Korean War.
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