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At least 6 U.S. scientists and researchers with ties to NASA, MIT, Caltech, and national security labs have died under unusual or unclear circumstances since 2022. Five others are missing.
Dead:
• Jason Thomas, Novartis pharmaceutical researcher, cancer treatments. Body found in Lake Quannapowitt, MA. March 17, 2026.
• Carl Grillmair, Caltech astrophysicist, worked on NASA's NEOWISE and NEO Surveyor missions. Shot outside his home. February 16, 2026.
• Nuno Loureiro, Director of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Centre. Fatally shot outside his home. December 16, 2025.
• Frank Maiwald, Principal researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Died July 4, 2024. Cause unknown.
• Michael David Hicks, NASA JPL research scientist, worked on the DART Project and Deep Space 1 mission. Died July 30, 2023. Cause unknown.
• Amy Eskridge, Researcher of anti-gravity technology and extraterrestrial life. Died June 11, 2022. Ruled self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Missing:
• William "Neil" McCasland, Former U.S. Air Force Major General. Missing since February 27, 2026. Last known hiking in Sandia Mountains, NM.
• Steven Garcia, Government contractor at Kansas City National Security Campus, Albuquerque, NM. Missing since August 28, 2025.
• Anthony Chavez, Former employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Missing since May 8, 2025.
• Melissa Casias, Administrative officer at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Missing since June 26, 2025.
• Monica Reza, Materials processing director at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Missing since June 22, 2025.