News Desk
WASHINGTON: The White House has said it is involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other relevant agencies to investigate a series of deaths and disappearances involving high-profile US officials with access to space and nuclear-related programs.
According to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the government has vowed to leave “no stone unturned” in its efforts to establish the facts behind the cases involving missing scientists. The issue was raised during a White House briefing when a journalist asked whether an investigation was under way. Leavitt said at the time she had not yet consulted the relevant agencies but would do so and provide an update.
In a post on X on Friday, she said: “In light of the recent and legitimate questions about these troubling cases, and President Trump’s 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.”
A list circulating online has highlighted ten cases of concern, including William Neil McCasland, Monica Jacinto Reza, Jason Thomas, Carl Grillmair, Nuno Loureiro, Melissa Casias, Frank Maiwald, Anthony Chavez, Michael David Hicks and Steven Garcia. The individuals have been described in some reports as NASA scientists, nuclear researchers and aerospace program specialists who have died or gone missing since 2023.
Attention around the cases intensified following the reported disappearance of retired Air Force general William Neil McCasland in February 2026, with unverified accounts suggesting his wife believed he had been trying not to be found.
