I watched Wormwood yesterday, a docudrama about Frank Olsen, the CIA agent who dropped from a NYC hotel room in the 50's after supposed LSD experimentation re MKUltra. At one point, his handlers took him to a well-known so-called magician (can't remember his name) who actually wrote a how-to manual for the CIA on slight-of-hand distraction techniques that could be used for nefarious purposes (ie drugging a victim, etc). I think there could be something there to your theory...Edit: I believe the hotel's name was actually the Saville, but I could be wrong.

I watched Wormwood yesterday, a docudrama about Frank Olsen, the CIA agent who dropped from a NYC hotel room in the 50's after supposed LSD experimentation re MKUltra. At one point, his handlers took him to a well-known so-called magician (can't remember his name) who actually wrote a how-to manual for the CIA on slight-of-hand distraction techniques that could be used for nefarious purposes (ie drugging a victim, etc). I think there could be something there to your theory...