House Panel Probes CIA MKUltra Records, Revives 1969 Manson Link Claims

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 5

Tuesday's House Oversight task force hearing accused the CIA of illegal MKUltra experiments on unwitting Americans and pressed the agency over newly discovered records now being prepared for declassification.
Anna Paulina Luna said the files relate to an MKUltra forgery program, while witnesses alleged the CIA destroyed evidence, concealed the program's scope and left victims uncompensated.
Tom O'Neill told lawmakers his reporting found links between MKUltra figures and a 1967 San Francisco clinic used by Charles Manson's circle, but he said he could not prove Manson was an intelligence asset.
Stephen Kinzer called MKUltra one of the most extreme U.S. human experimentation programs, while historian David Barrett said the new files are unlikely to produce a smoking gun because most records were destroyed decades ago.
The hearing revived disputed claims involving Manson and Jack Ruby, but official findings still confirm only that MKUltra existed and used unwitting human subjects during the Cold War.