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FBI Leads Cross-Agency Review of Deaths and Disappearances of U.S. Nuclear and Space Scientists

Congressional scrutiny grows over clustered cases in sensitive fields.

Overview

  • The FBI, which said Monday it would spearhead the search for links, is coordinating with the Energy Department, the Department of War, and state and local police.
  • House Oversight leaders James Comer and Eric Burlison requested staff briefings from the FBI, Energy, Defense, and NASA by April 27, citing potential national security risks.
  • NASA said it is cooperating with investigators and stated that nothing related to NASA currently indicates a national security threat.
  • The White House said it is working with the FBI and relevant agencies to review the cases, and President Trump said he was briefed and expects updates soon.
  • Officials report no confirmed connection across the 10–11 cases, which span resolved crimes and unexplained incidents, including a murder arrest in the Carl Grillmair shooting, the killing of MIT physicist Nuno Loureiro, and several disappearances where phones, wallets, or keys were left behind.