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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds

FBI launches investigation into missing and dead US scientists

  • The FBI and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are investigating a series of deaths and disappearances involving approximately 10 scientists linked to sensitive U.S. nuclear or space research programs.
  • These researchers worked on areas such as nuclear fusion, advanced metallurgy, and UFOs, leading committee chair James Comer to express national security concerns.
  • Specific incidents under review include the disappearance of retired Air Force general William Neil McCasland and former NASA scientist Monica Reza, alongside the deaths of MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro and anti-gravity researcher Amy Catherine Eskridge.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the bureau is actively seeking connections among these incidents and plans to share their findings with the White House and the public.
  • Despite growing speculation, authorities have not yet confirmed any direct links between the cases, and McCasland's wife has refuted some of the 'misinformation' being spread about him.

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