Alcor Cryogenics: Frozen head atrocities and animal cruelty?

In a scathing indictment of Alcor, the world’s largest cryonics organization, whistle blower Larry Johnson writes about his personal experience as an eye witness to atrocities and animal torture.

Cryonics is the practice of freezing bodies or heads of bodies, in the hopes that some day, science will be advanced enough to bring them back to life and administer cures to whatever caused them to die in the first place.

In his book, Frozen, My Journey into The World of Cryonics, Deception, and Death, Johnson tells a horrifying story about his discoveries as a new employee at Alcor.

Larry Johnson’s ordeal started shortly after the experienced paramedic went to work for Alcor in 2002, as a clinical director. He was promoted after gaining the trust of his employers and co-workers, and that is when things began to get bizarre.

The mishandling of the head of former baseball great, Ted WilliamsTed Williams, was one of the first atrocities Johnson witnessed, in which it was repeatedly battered to dislodge an item that had accidentally become frozen to it.

According to Johnson’s website description, he was compelled by this and other horrific discoveries, to begin copying documents, taking secret pictures, and ultimately wearing a wire every day to record incriminating conversations at Alcor.

In a CNN interview this week on a Wolf BlitzerWolf Blitzer segment, Johnson described the practice of adopting dogs from the local animal shelter for experimentation.

"I personally witnessed a young German Shepard mix, get the blood from its vascular system pumped out and replaced with a cryogenic chemical" said Johnson. "Although the dog was sedated, I could hear it whimpering in pain until it died. I was mortified as I watched them crack the dog’s chest open, pull out its lungs, examine them, then toss them on the floor. No notes for research. No documentation-no nothing."

Johnson’s web site explains that beyond the senseless animal experiments, beyond the dumping of toxic chemicals and AIDS-contaminated blood into the public sewage system, the people at Alcor saw themselves as the elite, the immortal saviors of mankind who would lead humanity into the future. Inside this cult-like mentality, anything seemed justified. Maybe even murder.

According to Johnson, when Alcor found out about his spying, that is when death threats began. Fleeing from state to state, Larry was stalked and threatened. They chased him through the streets. They left death threats under his windshield wipers. They terrorized his family.

During the CNN interview, Johnson explained that he was too scared of his Alcor employers to confront them face to face, or even file a complaint with the Arizona authorities. He did contact then Arizona congressional representative, Bob Stump, who started a bill that would regulate cryogenic facilities like Alcor.

However, stump and his family started receiving death threats and the legislation was abandoned. CNN did confirm the threats against Stump and his family via an e-mail statement from the former congressman on Friday, October 09, 2009. However stump claimed other issues were the reason the bill was withdrawn.

Clifford Wolff, attorney for Alcor, also appeared on a Friday airing of Blitzer’s program. Wolff claimed that Alcor was a sterling organization that holds its client’s interested in the highest regard. He said that Alcor categorically denied all of Johnson’s accusations and painted him as a liar out for financial gain. Currently, Alcor is trying to sue Larry Johnson for defamation and violation of employee civil rights.

Chances may be that Alcor is hoping to get all of Johnson’s tape recordings and photographs of everything he heard and witnessed--thrown out on a violation of privacy technicality.

It wouldn’t be the first time.

Johnson’s web site poses the question of Alcor: Biotech geniuses or murderous cult?

It may ultimately be up to the courts to decide.

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http://www.frozenbook.com/

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***Copyright DelilahStarling 2009