Cult expert Louis Jolyon West dies
[January 14, 1999]
Dr. Louis Jolyon West, admired and endeared psychiatrist and cult expert, died of
cancer at his home in Los Angeles Saturday, January 2. Jolly West was 74. Dr. West began
studying mind control with American soldiers returning from the Korean War after
undergoing brainwashing through torture while in captivity. He headed the psychiatry
department and Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles
for 20 years. During his accomplished career, he conducted court-ordered examinations of
Jack Ruby and Patricia Hearst. In 1989, Dr. West retired but remained active, continuing
his research and mentoring students. Dr. West was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and is
survived by his wife Kathryn, son John and daughters Anne and Mary. A tribute to Jolly
West from UCLA:
<http://www.mentalhealth.ucla.edu/av/gr981201lw.ram>
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