References in Popular Culture
- The 2004 book The Men Who Stare at Goats spends several chapters highlighting the events surrounding Olson's death, especially his son Eric's investigation into the case. A scene from the movie of the same name is a possible reference to the MKULTRA experiment.
- There was a segment on the show Unsolved Mysteries exploring the theories and rumors behind Frank Olson's death.
- An opera concerning the conspiracy theories behind Olson's death, Man: Biology of a Fall composed by Evan Hause on a libretto by Gary Heidt, premiered in Brooklyn, New York at Kumble Theater on October 4, 2007.
- Olson is mentioned in the 2007 episode of the Fox TV show Bones, "Spaceman in a Crater" by Dr. Hodgins, a conspiracy theorist, in reference to theories that the government experiments on people and then abandons them.
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