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LSD case witness charged
Skinner faces drug, kidnapping charges; Topeka Capital Journal Nov 3, 2003

Sentencing in LSD case rescheduled a fourth time
Requests delay LSD case sentences; Topeka Capital Journal Oct 31, 2003

Counsel seeks delay in LSD sentencing;Topeka Capital Journal Oct 27, 2003

Pickard claims he was here to destroy LSD lab; The Wamego Times, April 3, 2003

Judge Rogers moves LSD trial to conclusion; The Wamego Times, April 3, 2003

Attorneys present final arguments in LSD trial; The Wamego Times, April 3, 2003

Pickard, Apperson guilty
LSD trial: Each man faces a minimum of 10 years in prison or a maximum of life without parole; Topeka Capital Journal, Apr 1, 2003

Jury convicts two of LSD charges; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 31, 2003

LSD jury to begin deliberations today; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 28, 2003

Pickard refutes testimony of government witnesses; The Wamego Times, Mar 27, 2003

Jury in LSD trial could begin deliberation soon; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 27, 2003

Suspect in LSD trial had 15 forms of ID; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 26, 2003

Suspect denies alleged actions in LSD; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 25, 2003

Pickard: Afghan warlord gave money
Testimony: Cash donations were given to defendant's first wife for safekeeping; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 21, 2003

LSD Trial
Pickard: 'I investigated drug trafficking for government'; The Wamego Times, Mar 20, 2003

Pickard relates first meeting with Skinner; The Wamego Times, Mar 20, 2003

U.S. Customs head testifies in LSD trial; The Wamego Times, Mar 20, 2003

Testimony elicits mirth at LSD trial; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 17, 2003

Stinger missiles broached; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 14, 2003

LSD Trial
Defense claims 'misconduct'; Skinner accused of perjury; The Wamego Times, Mar 13, 2003

Former employee testifies to drug use at missile base; The Wamego Times, Mar 13, 2003

County, city to investigate allegation against officer; The Wamego Times, Mar 13, 2003

Skinner arraignment continued; The Wamego Times, Mar 13, 2003

LSD suspect says he was doing research; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 13, 2003

Defendant, customs official testify in LSD trial; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 12, 2003

Chemist testifies in LSD trial; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 12, 2003

Witness: Pickard offered to broker deal to shorten prison term for smuggler
LSD: As trial enters 10th week, judge denies prosecution request to stop testimony of U.S. Customs commissioner; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 11, 2003

Skinner accused of perjury; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 7, 2003

Witness describes pot use; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 6, 2003

LSD Trial
DEA Agent: Use of confidential sources a 'necessary evil'; The Wamego Times, Mar 6, 2003

LSD Timeline; The Wamego Times, Mar 6, 2003

Prosecution rests case against defendants in LSD trial ; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 5, 2003

Prosecution rests case in LSD trial ; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 4, 2003

DEA agent: Witness has violated agreement ; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 4, 2003

Lead investigator says LSD witness lied; Topeka Capital Journal, Mar 3, 2003

DEA agent confirms accounts in LSD trial; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 28, 2003

DEA chemist: LSD lab could produce 826 million doses; The Wamego Times, Feb 27, 2003

DEA agent links lab seizure to sharp curtailment of LSD; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 27, 2003

Decline in LSD testing followed lab bust; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 26, 2003

Defendant linked to recipe for LSD; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 26, 2003

New Mexican testifies in LSD trial
Witness says LSD suspect flashed cash; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 25, 2003

Witness: Defendant in LSD trial paid him thousands; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 24, 2003

Witness describes her relationship with LSD trial defendant; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 22, 2003

Witness feared cash had drug ties
LSD trial: Web site builder testifies that presence of two men made her uncomfortable; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 21, 2003

LSD Trial
Defense attorneys challenge credibility of DEA informant; The Wamego Times, Feb 20, 2003

Skinner IDs 'ET Man'; The Wamego Times, Feb 20, 2003

LSD Trial
Admitted co-conpirator volunteered fro drug experiments; The Wamego Times, Feb 20, 2003

LSD lab used costly ingredients; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 20, 2003

Incense seller says LSD suspect sent death threats
Trial: Witness who said he ordered chemicals for suspect feared for the safety of his family; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 18, 2003

Witness was past DEA informant
LSD trial: Defense questions Skinner about his past; testimony to continue Monday; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 7, 2003

Defense questions LSD witness; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 6, 2003

Witness describes personal drug use;Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 5, 2003

Witness describes money trail
LSD: Drugs were bought with Dutch guilders; money was laundered in Las Vegas, man testifies; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 5, 2003

Jurors hear taped phone conversations between witness, suspects in LSD trial; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 4, 2003

Jurors hear heated discussion with defendants; Topeka Capital Journal, Feb 3, 2003

Jurors listen to tapes
LSD: Conspirator gives background information on recorded conversations; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 31, 2003

LSD Trial
DEA: Informant concealed $2.6 million in illicit chemicals; The Wamego Times, Jan 30, 2003

LSD trafficking detailed
Trial: Witness said a dose of LSD costs 29 cents to produce and could sell for as much as $10; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 30, 2003

Witness details process of shipping LSD; Topeka Capital Journal. Jan 29, 2003

Witness describes lab roles
LSD trial: Immunity granted in exchange for help on case; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 29, 2003

Investigator ends testimony in LSD silo case; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 27, 2003

Chemical canisters discovered at silo site; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 25, 2003

LSD suspect pictured with drug's inventor; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 23, 2003

DEA agent details raid at former missile silo
LSD: Drug agents were hiding in a section of the silo just prior to raid and seizure of rental truck; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 22, 2003

Curious defendant interrupts LSD trial
Testimony: Accused trafficker gets up to look at witnesses' photo of old missile silo; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 18, 2003

LSD trial hears claim of drugs for missiles Arguments: Defense attorney says client once tried to swap heroin for Stingers in Afghanistan at behest of U.S. government; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 17, 2003

Testimony begins in LSD missile silo case; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 16, 2003

Jury chosen in LSD case; opening remarks to begin
Wamego: DEA alleges chemicals for LSD were found in former missile silo; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 16, 2003

Weather may strand jurors in LSD silo case Trial: Missile silo near Wamego held chemicals to make 36 million doses of the drug, DEA says; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 15, 2003

LSD lab bust at silo surprises those nearby; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 13, 2003

Judge delays hearing over dispute on attorney;Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 10, 2003

Owner of ex-missile silo has plans to sell to local buyer;Topeka Capital Journal, Dec 30, 2002

Skinner surrenders to court authorities; Wamego Times, vol 115:36, Sept. 5, 2002

Former missile base owner arrested in Seattle;Wamego Times, vol 115:30, July 25, 2002

What to do with a contaminated missile silo site?;The Manhattan Mercury Sep 22, 2002

Drug Indictments Returned; Topeka Capital Journal, Nov 10, 2000

Missile Site LSD Lab Dismantled; Topeka Capital Journa,l Nov 11, 2000

Suspected LSD operation thought to be largest in the world; Westmoreland Recorder, Nov 17, 2000

Evidence gathered at large LSD lab; Topeka Capital Journal, Nov 21, 2000

LSD lab as scary as missile site; Topeka Capital Journal, Nov 22, 2000

LSD not common Kansas drug; Topeka Capital Journal, Nov 22, 2000

Men accused of manufacturing LSD in silo face court; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 10, 2001

Pretrial motions begin in LSD case; Topeka Capital Journal, Jan 11, 2001

William Pickard's long, strange trip Suspected LSD trail leads from the Bay Area's psychedelics era to a missile silo in Kansas; San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2001

Rolling Stone, July 5, 2001 RS 872.

Rolling Stone, August 16, 2001 Letters to the editor

Prosecution broadens LSD case; Topeka Capital Journal, June 22, 2001

Suspicious Silo: Cold War relic site of LSD-related intrigue; Topeka Capital Journal, Sept 2, 2001

A Room with an Apocalyptic View; WiredNews, Oct.16, 2001

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