Some fatalities even stemmed from Project MK-Ultra, and what follows are 10 of the most interesting figures to have involvement with this CIA-sponsored testing. While still undergoing the CIA testing, Kesey took a job at the project facility, noting that his status as an employee gave him access to several experimental drugs. The evening he was exposed to LSD, Ritchie began to act erratically and felt an overwhelming sense of anxiety and worthlessness. Once there, the prostitutes dosed their clients, while CIA agents observed the effects of the drug through a two-way mirror. These units worked under the direction of Dr. Sidney Gottlieb, the chemist who approved clandestine LSD testing on unwitting citizens.