The White House has broken its silence on a series of unusual deaths and disappearances involving scientists with access to sensitive US military and space projects.
During a press conference on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt was asked for the first time about the reported cases of ten people connected to nuclear or space secrets who have disappeared or died under unclear circumstances since 2023.
She did not provide a definitive answer as to whether the current administration was aware of an investigation coordinated by the US intelligence community.
"I have not yet spoken to the relevant agencies about this matter. I will verify it and give you an answer," Leavitt said.
She added that, if the reports prove to be accurate, the matter would be "certainly something that would merit investigation."
White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt spoke about the ten missing or dead people linked to US nuclear or space secrets since 2023.
Her statements have sparked public reactions, with some social media users and commentators expressing doubts about the way these cases are being handled, although without providing verified evidence of a connection between them.
A series of disappearances in sensitive sectors
According to various reports, among the missing are figures connected to military projects, nuclear laboratories and space research. One of the most mentioned cases is that of former Air Force General William Neil McCasland, who was reported missing in February 2025.
His disappearance prompted unofficial investigations by independent researchers who claim to have found links between several similar cases in the nuclear and space sectors. These claims, however, have not been confirmed by federal authorities.
William Neil McCasland, 68, was last seen around 11:00 a.m. on February 27 near Quail Run Court NE in Albuquerque, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office.
Some members of Congress have sought clarification of the cases, arguing that the nature of these individuals' work warrants increased national security attention. However, there is no public evidence to show a verified pattern or a unified investigation linking all the cases.
Specific cases mentioned in reports
In some of the documented cases, scientists and employees of institutions such as Los Alamos National Laboratories or NASA research centers have been reported missing after leaving their homes, often without personal belongings such as phones or identification documents.
There have also been several reported sudden deaths of researchers in fields such as nuclear physics, astrophysics and pharmaceutical research. Some of them have been found dead under circumstances that are still unclear, while local authorities have in some cases stated that no criminal action is suspected.
Anthony Chavez (left) and Melissa Casias (right) were both employees at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The two disappeared within weeks of each other in 2025.
Institutions such as NASA and the relevant laboratories have not provided detailed comments on these individual cases, not confirming any connection between them.
Scientists Nuno Loureiro (left) and Carl Grillmair (right) were killed in their homes after making important advances in the fields of nuclear fusion and astrophysics.
No evidence of a common link
Despite the number of cases mentioned in various reports, there is no official confirmation to date that these disappearances and deaths are linked or that they constitute a coordinated pattern.
Federal authorities have not announced a joint investigation that would merge all the cases into a single case. /GazetaExpress/
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