Gavin Eugene Long , who killed three police officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , on July 17 , 2016 , believed in a number of anti-government movements and conspiracy theories , and was a member of a group dedicated to helping people suffering from " remote brain experimentation , remote neural monitoring of an entire human 's body . " Mind control conspiracy advocates believe they have found references to secret weapons in government programs such as " Project Pandora " , a DARPA research effort into biological and behavioral effects of microwave radiation commissioned after the Moscow Signal incident , when the US embassy in Moscow was bombarded with microwaves by the Soviets beginning in 1953 . It was discovered that the Soviets ' intent was eavesdropping and electronic jamming rather than mind control . Project Pandora studied the effects of occupational radiation exposure , and the project 's scientific review committee concluded that microwave radiation could not be used for mind control . Conspiracy advocates also frequently cite the 2002 Air Force Research Laboratory patent for using microwaves to send spoken words into someone 's head . Although there is no evidence that mind control using microwaves exists , rumors of continued classified research fuel the worries of people who believe they are being targeted
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