FBI Probes Links in Scientist Deaths, Disappearances

0:00It's April 23rd. Welcome to Canada News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The FBI is now leading a probe into possible links between the deaths, murders and disappearances of at least 10 people tied to nuclear, space, and aerospace research in the U.S. This kicked off after conspiracy theories hit Washington, spotlighting cases from 2023 onward, including award-winning scientists like Caltech astrophysicist Carl Grilmer, who was shot at his home last year. Key deaths include Grilmer, a dark matter expert who worked with NASA, MIT fusion physicist Nuno Llorero, killed by a former classmate, and researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab like Frank Mywald and Michael Hicks. Others like Farmer researcher Jason Thomas turned up drowned. On the missing side, retired Air Force Major General William Macasland vanished on a hike without his gear, alongside aerospace engineer Monica Reza, and folks from Los Alamos and

1:00nuclear sites. Families and local cops mostly dismiss connections. Grilmer's case stands alone. Macasland's wife calls it unlikely spy stuff since he retired over a decade ago, and no foul place suspected in many. Hicks's daughter told media there's zero logic tying her dad to secrets. Trump said they're close to answers after a briefing. White House press secretary noted full agency review, an FBI director Cash Patel, Vow to Rests, a foreign actors or conspiracies emerge. Reps Eric Burleson and James Comer demanded briefings from defense, energy, and NASA heads by April 27. Skeptics like oversight dims and nuclear experts point out thousands of U.S. scientists make coincidences, probable not some targeted hit like in Iran cases span years, varied roles, no shared projects, as agencies dig deeper we'll see if patterns hold or it's just tragic noise fading out.