A Terrible Mistake

Following nearly a decade of research, this account solves the mysterious death of biochemist Frank Olson, revealing the identities of his murderers in shocking detail. It offers a unique and unprecedented look into the backgrounds of many former CIA, FBI, and Federal Narcotics Bureau officialsincluding several who actually oversaw the CIAs mind-control programs from the 1950s to the 1970s. In retracing these programs, a frequently bizarre and always frightening world is introduced, colored, and dominated by many factorsCold War fears, the secret relationship between the nations drug enforcement agencies and the CIA, and the governments close collaboration with the Mafia.