{"id":9894,"date":"2026-04-17T19:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/white-house-reviewing-cases-of-missing-dead-scientists-for-possible-links-as-11th-person-identified-930-wfmd-free-talk\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:53:08","slug":"white-house-reviewing-cases-of-missing-dead-scientists-for-possible-links-as-11th-person-identified-930-wfmd-free-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/white-house-reviewing-cases-of-missing-dead-scientists-for-possible-links-as-11th-person-identified-930-wfmd-free-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"White House reviewing cases of missing, dead scientists for possible links as 11th person identified – 930 WFMD Free Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/a> said Friday that the Trump administration is working with federal agencies and the FBI to review a growing number of cases involving American scientists who have gone missing or died and to determine whether any of the cases may be connected.
\u201cIn light of the recent and legitimate questions about these troubling cases, and President Trump\u2019s commitment to the truth, the White House is actively working with all relevant agencies and the FBI to holistically review all of the cases together and identify any potential commonalities that may exist,\u201d Leavitt said in a post on X<\/a>.
\u201cNo stone will be unturned in this effort, and the White House will provide updates when we have them.\u201d
Leavitt\u2019s statement came after a Wednesday exchange with Fox News\u2019 Peter Doocy, who asked whether federal authorities were investigating reports that scientists with access to<\/a> sensitive U.S. research had gone missing or died.
MOST SHOCKING EXAMPLES OF CHINESE ESPIONAGE UNCOVERED BY THE US THIS YEAR: \u2018JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG\u2019<\/strong><\/a>
\u201cThere are now 10 American scientists who have either gone missing or died since mid-2024,\u201d Doocy said. \u201cThey all reportedly had access to classified nuclear or aerospace material. Is anybody investigating this to see if these things are connected?\u201d
Leavitt said at the time that she had seen the reports but had not yet spoken with the relevant agencies.
\u201cI\u2019ve seen the report, Peter. I haven\u2019t spoken to our relevant agencies about it,\u201d she said Wednesday. \u201cI will certainly do that and we\u2019ll get you an answer. If true, of course, that\u2019s definitely something I think this government and administration would deem worth looking into.\u201d
The number of cases has since grown, with an 11th scientist now<\/a> included among the deaths and disappearances involving people tied to U.S. military, nuclear and aerospace research.
Amy Eskridge, a Huntsville, Alabama<\/a>-based researcher who died in 2022 at age 34, is now being included in the list, Fox News Digital has reported.
Her death has drawn renewed attention as at least 10 other recent cases involving people tied to advanced research fields have raised questions about whether there may be a pattern.
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President Donald Trump<\/a> said Thursday he had \u201cjust left a meeting\u201d on the issue and vowed answers within days, calling the situation \u201cpretty serious.\u201d
\u201cI hope it\u2019s random, but we\u2019re going to know in the next week and a half,\u201d Trump said.
The Department of Energy<\/a>\u2019s National Nuclear Security Administration said it is aware of the reports and is looking into the matter.
\u201cNNSA is aware of reports related to employees of our labs, plants, and sites and is looking into the matter,\u201d the agency said in a statement.
Officials have not confirmed any connection between the cases. But the timing of the deaths and disappearances, along with the individuals\u2019 ties to advanced research fields, has drawn public attention and speculation.
There is no publicly available evidence linking Eskridge\u2019s death to the other cases, and authorities have not indicated any tie between her work and the circumstances of her death.
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