Harold Blauer

Harold Blauer
Born	1910
Died	January 8, 1953 New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation	Tennis player

Harold Blauer (1910 – January 8, 1953) was an American tennis player who died as a result of injections of 450 mg 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (code-named EA-1298) as part of Project MKUltra, a covert CIA mind-control and chemical interrogation research program, run by the Office of Scientific Intelligence.

Tennis

Blauer lost in round sixteen of the 1935 United States Professional Tennis Tournament 3-6, 3-6, 3-6 to tennis legend (and eventual tournament champion) Bill Tilden.

Death

Blauer checked into the New York Psychiatric Institute in late 1952, seeking help for depression following a divorce. While at the facility, he was used as a test subject in experiments conducted by the Army Chemical Corps. The Army had a classified agreement with the psychiatric institute that allowed them to study possible chemical warfare compounds by administering the substances to patients. An injection of a mescaline derivative, given as part of the Army's study, killed Blauer on January 8, 1953.

Blauer had no knowledge of the experiment being performed on him, and after his death the experiment was covered up by the state of New York, the U.S. government and the CIA for 22 years. In 1987, a United States District Court judge awarded Blauer's estate over $700,000 in a ruling that described Blauer as a "guinea pig" whose medical records had been altered to disguise the actual cause of death.

See also

• Frank Olson