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Congressman Calls for FBI Probe into Missing U.S. Scientists

4/18/2026

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Eric Burlison, a House Oversight Committee member, urged FBI to investigate disappearances of U.S. scientists.
He said at least ten researchers have disappeared or died in the past two years, calling it "too coincidental".
Burlison highlighted the suspicious death of Matthew Sullivan and the disappearance of retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William McCasland.
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged the issue but did not confirm connections, saying more information would follow.

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Eric Burlison, a House Oversight Committee member, urged FBI to investigate disappearances of U.S. scientists.
He said at least ten researchers have disappeared or died in the past two years, calling it "too coincidental".
Burlison highlighted the suspicious death of Matthew Sullivan and the disappearance of retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William McCasland.
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged the issue but did not confirm connections, saying more information would follow.