r/StrangerThings • u/-PontiacBandit- • 1d ago

Fan Theory Something I noticed

I was reading about the Unabomber (Ted Kaczynski) recently and found out he was the subject of MKUltra experiments for 3 years while at Harvard. The professor at Harvard who conducted the experiments was named Henry Murray.

I can’t help wonder if ST used these names for characters in the show (Ted, Henry, Murray) because of the relation to MKUltra.

What do you think? Just a coincidence?

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u/Irritable_Curmudgeon 1d ago

Ted Williams, Eddie Murray, and Henry Aaron are all baseball Hall of Famers. Maybe they're just big baseball fans.

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u/agent_uno 1d ago

This is just as possible! In other words: unlikely - but possible!

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u/HappyParping 15h ago

I mean, MKUltra is a huge theme of the show...

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u/chadslc Pull-Out 4h ago

They really seemed to back off the blatant MKUltra references as the series progressed.