Trump Orders Investigation Into the Mysterious Deaths of American Nuclear Scientists

(SeaPRwire) –   Since 2023, no fewer than ten specialists associated with secret nuclear and aerospace initiatives have either passed away or vanished

President Donald Trump has initiated a probe into the unexplained fatalities and disappearances of approximately 11 American researchers who held clearances for highly sensitive space and nuclear data. These incidents have sparked various internet theories, including allegations of international spying and claims of a federal concealment regarding UFO studies.

Addressing the press on Thursday, Trump remarked that he “just finished a meeting regarding this matter,” adding that the situation is “quite serious.”

“I’m hoping these are coincidences, but we will have answers within the next ten days. Several of these individuals were highly significant, and we intend to examine the situation shortly,” the president commented.

At least ten people connected to high-level research have gone missing or died under strange conditions since 2023. These include:

• Steven Garcia, age 48, a contractor for the government at the Kansas City National Security Campus—responsible for manufacturing more than 80% of non-nuclear parts for the U.S. nuclear arsenal—disappeared from his residence in Albuquerque in August 2025. He left his keys, wallet, and phone behind, taking only a pistol.
• Retired Major General William McCasland, 68, who previously led the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, went missing from his New Mexico residence in February 2026. His spouse informed emergency dispatchers that he “intended to remain missing.”

• Anthony Chavez, a former staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Melissa Casias, an administrative aide at the same facility, both vanished in 2025 after departing their homes on foot and leaving their personal effects behind.
• Monica Jacinto Reza, 60, a director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, went missing during a hike in California in June 2025.
• Two additional scientists from the laboratory, Frank Maiwald and Michael Hicks, have reportedly died since 2023. According to the Daily Mail, no criminal activity is suspected in these instances, and their causes of death remain undisclosed.
• Nuno Loureiro, 47, the head of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his residence in December 2025.
• Carl Grillmair, a 67-year-old astrophysicist at Caltech, was shot and killed on his porch in February 2026.
• The remains of missing cancer researcher Jason Thomas were reportedly found in a lake in Massachusetts last month.

A potential 11th instance surfaced on Thursday, with the Daily Mail reporting that 34-year-old scientist Amy Eskridge, who was purportedly studying anti-gravity tech, died in Alabama in 2022 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The publication noted that no public investigative reports from medical examiners or police have been released regarding the death. Prior to her passing, Eskridge had claimed during a podcast appearance that she feared for her life.

Chris Swecker, a former assistant director at the FBI, previously remarked to the Daily Mail that the incidents deserve investigation, stating that “they are all questionable, particularly given that these researchers were involved in vital technologies.”

To date, law enforcement officials have not identified any verified connection between the various cases.