WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:02.799 By popular request, We're going to take a look at 2 00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:06.440 some of the recent missing scientists. Is there conspiracy theory 3 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:10.439 here or is it just coincidental? I'm Steve Stockton, Join me. 4 00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:14.279 Let's take a walk and see. Now, being a scientist 5 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:17.679 has always been a dangerous game, from building world ning 6 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:22.600 wartime weapons to conducting world bending experiments. But there seems 7 00:00:22.640 --> 00:00:26.359 to be another danger lurking below the surface, an unspoken 8 00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:29.600 danger that has recently been targeting scientists across the world. 9 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:34.079 Are there disappearances and deaths simply a coincidence or a 10 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:35.079 peak into. 11 00:00:34.840 --> 00:00:36.359 Something far more dangerous? 12 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:40.880 First up, let's take a look at Amy Eskridge. Now, 13 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:42.960 if you've been keeping up with the news, you'll know 14 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:45.359 that the FBI is opening a probe into the bizarre 15 00:00:45.439 --> 00:00:49.320 disappearances and deaths of scientists since twenty twenty two. Now, 16 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:52.200 the FBI has been very coy about why they're probing. 17 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:56.399 So today we'll explore these cases objectively and see just 18 00:00:56.439 --> 00:00:59.560 what we can find. To try and keep this video 19 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:02.799 concidne going to work through the cases in chronological order, 20 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:06.319 starting with Amy Eskridge. Now, Amy is being referred to 21 00:01:06.359 --> 00:01:09.159 as the eleventh scientists in this tangled web, but her 22 00:01:09.239 --> 00:01:12.560 passing was the first to occur. On June eleventh, twenty 23 00:01:12.599 --> 00:01:16.560 twenty two, Amy Eskridge was found deceeized in Huntsville, Alabama. 24 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:19.680 Her passing was recorded as being by her own hand, 25 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:22.920 a claim that many do not buy, but according to 26 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:26.159 her obituary, Amy obtained her double degree in chemistry and 27 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:30.319 biology and took on the world. She was multidisciplined, finding 28 00:01:30.359 --> 00:01:34.480 interest in physics, genetics, and electrical engineering. Following her studies, 29 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:37.719 she founded the Institute of Exotic Science and began working 30 00:01:37.719 --> 00:01:41.680 on what some considered off the wall science. Her main 31 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:46.200 area of focus before she passed was anti gravity research. Now, 32 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:50.599 anti gravity research is somewhat controversial within the scientific community. 33 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:53.920 Many physicists deemed it an impossible dream to create a 34 00:01:54.000 --> 00:01:57.879 force to push back on gravity. However, scientists know better 35 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.239 than anyone to never say never. Research is mostly sad 36 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:04.280 within the theoretical setting, but there are some out there 37 00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:08.039 making it their life mission to prove everyone wrong. Amy 38 00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:11.719 Askridge was one of those. In twenty twenty, Amy gave 39 00:02:11.719 --> 00:02:15.560 a long interview with YouTuber Jeremy Riz in which she said, quote, 40 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:18.960 we discovered anti gravity, and our lives went to shit, 41 00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:23.000 and people started sabotageing itst it's harassment, threats. 42 00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:23.759 It's awful. 43 00:02:24.159 --> 00:02:26.360 If you stick your neck out in public, at least 44 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:29.120 someone notices if your head gets chopped off. If you 45 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:31.560 stick your neck out in private, they will bury you. 46 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:33.960 They will burn down your house while you're sleeping in 47 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:36.719 your bed, and it won't even make the news. I 48 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:39.039 have to publish because it's only going to get worse. 49 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:42.439 Until I published, the situation is getting more aggressive. 50 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:43.400 End quote. 51 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:47.240 Now. As Amy did indeed began to stick her neck out, 52 00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:50.520 she began to feel the pressure. She confided in friends 53 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.080 and colleagues that she believed she was being targeted with 54 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:56.360 an energy weapon. One person she trusted the most was 55 00:02:56.400 --> 00:03:01.199 Frank Milburn, a former British intelligence agent. Her Frank Amy 56 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:03.560 provided photos of her hands that had been burnt by 57 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:07.199 this energy weapon. One of her colleagues apparently identified the 58 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:11.879 offending object as an RF nash K band transmitter. Now, 59 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:15.400 these emitters are used in satellites, drones, etc. And used 60 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:21.360 microwaves to operate with a specific frequency, allowing for effective communication. Then, 61 00:03:21.479 --> 00:03:24.360 according to other posts online, Amy also claimed to have 62 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:28.840 been threatened and intimidated by US contractors. Now, she didn't divulge, 63 00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:32.159 at least not publicly, which contractors were allegedly threatening her. 64 00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:35.400 She also made other reports to colleagues about receiving death 65 00:03:35.439 --> 00:03:38.120 threats and other threats over her choice to go public 66 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:41.840 with her anti gravity research. Many have tried to paint 67 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:44.960 Amy as an unstable and unreliable narrator, but we have 68 00:03:45.120 --> 00:03:48.080 no proof either way. We're presenting this as it was 69 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:52.080 found now. Amy also made mention of Martin mcandish, an 70 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:56.240 aerospace illustrator who was very interested in UFOs. His most 71 00:03:56.280 --> 00:04:01.039 notable contribution, according to external sources, wasn't intricately detailed illustration 72 00:04:01.159 --> 00:04:06.240 of the ARV or Alien reproduction vehicle along with his testimony. Now, 73 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:08.919 if you're in UFO circles, you might be familiar with 74 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:12.719 the ARV, also known as the Flux Liner. Now, according 75 00:04:12.719 --> 00:04:16.199 to theories, this is a top secret anti gravity aircraft 76 00:04:16.399 --> 00:04:19.800 that was made by reverse engineering alien technologies from Area 77 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:25.000 fifty one, another highly classified bases. Mark testified to having 78 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:30.759 witnesses technology firsthand at a classified base somewhere within the US. Now, 79 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:34.319 most scientists refused to listen, but the UFO community they 80 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:37.560 welcomed Mark with open arms. Amy made mention of Mark 81 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:40.199 and noted that he passed away because he quote didn't 82 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:44.720 go public end quote like others. Mark mccandis passed away 83 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:47.800 in April twenty twenty one. Reports indicate that he did 84 00:04:47.839 --> 00:04:50.560 pass away by his own hand. Now, according to a 85 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:54.000 user on Reddit whose story cannot be one hundred percent verified, 86 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:57.480 claims that Mark left behind a two page note. In 87 00:04:57.560 --> 00:04:59.279 the note, he mentioned how he was in a great 88 00:04:59.279 --> 00:05:02.639 deal of pain, battling numerous health issues, ever becoming too 89 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:06.199 much to bear Now. Mart mccandish's case has not been 90 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:09.439 linked to the eleven scientists, although things may change in 91 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:13.680 the future. Amy's case has polarized the public. One piece 92 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:16.800 of damning evidence that hit the internet on May thirteenth, 93 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:19.519 twenty twenty two, Amy sent a text message to a 94 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.560 friend which read quote, oh, by the way, if you 95 00:05:22.600 --> 00:05:25.399 see any report that I took myself out, I most 96 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:28.759 definitely did not end quote. The text goes on to 97 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:31.360 say that whatever they claimed she did, she did not. 98 00:05:31.959 --> 00:05:34.240 The end of the text, ram was on about something else, 99 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:38.480 pointing to an unclear mental state, but the definitive admission 100 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:41.959 she made is impossible to ignore. All the source material 101 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:44.920 used will be in the description box below so you 102 00:05:44.959 --> 00:05:46.040 can check for yourself and. 103 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:47.079 Form your own opinion. 104 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:51.120 Now, Amy's passing barely made headlines until this year, when 105 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:53.600 the FBI stated they were looking into her passing and 106 00:05:53.680 --> 00:05:55.639 any connection it may have had to the other ten 107 00:05:56.360 --> 00:05:59.160 Amy's father, who once worked for NASA, has since come 108 00:05:59.199 --> 00:06:03.040 out publicly to spell all these conspiracy theories surrounding our passing. 109 00:06:03.639 --> 00:06:06.040 Her family stated Amy dealt with chronic pain and that 110 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:09.319 quote people should not make too much of this end quote. 111 00:06:10.120 --> 00:06:13.319 Despite what her family says, the internet sleus will continue 112 00:06:13.319 --> 00:06:16.319 to dig and discuss her case. Given the very bold 113 00:06:16.360 --> 00:06:19.959 public declaration made in May twenty twenty two, it seems 114 00:06:20.040 --> 00:06:22.720 unlikely that she did anything, at least to the public. 115 00:06:23.160 --> 00:06:26.399 Please remember, do not harass anyone involved in these cases, 116 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:33.240 and please keep your discussion respectful. Next up, Michael David Hicks. Now, 117 00:06:33.319 --> 00:06:36.920 Hicks is second chronologically, but he does have harder links 118 00:06:36.959 --> 00:06:40.480 to governmental agencies. In nineteen ninety eight, Hicks completed his 119 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:44.959 postdoctorate or PhD in lunar and planetary science, enjoining NASA's 120 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:50.040 jpl her Jet Propulsion Laboratory. According to press release, Hicks's 121 00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:52.680 main area of focus was the physical properties of commets 122 00:06:52.680 --> 00:06:56.240 and asteroids. He worked on the DART, the Double Asteroid 123 00:06:56.240 --> 00:07:00.680 Redirection Test NEAT, which is the Near Earth Asteroid track teams, 124 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:03.319 as well as the Dawn Mission and the NASA Deep 125 00:07:03.360 --> 00:07:06.759 Space One mission. By all accounts, Hicks was a well 126 00:07:06.839 --> 00:07:10.040 established and a well accomplished scientist, with over eighty papers 127 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:13.240 to his name. Then in twenty twenty three, something changed. 128 00:07:13.720 --> 00:07:16.680 While Hicks is the first bizarre death, it's the one 129 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:20.000 we know least about. His family has chosen to keep 130 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:23.279 his cause of death private, and we must respect his wishes. 131 00:07:23.720 --> 00:07:25.959 All we know is that Michael David Hicks passed away 132 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:29.199 on July thirtieth, twenty twenty three, at age fifty nine. 133 00:07:29.879 --> 00:07:32.800 His daughter Julius Interville, that her father had known medical 134 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:36.160 issues and had been struggling shortly before his passing. She 135 00:07:36.279 --> 00:07:39.360 told CNN quotes from what I know of my dad, 136 00:07:39.480 --> 00:07:41.800 there is no trained of logic to follow that would 137 00:07:41.839 --> 00:07:45.800 implicate him in this potential federal investigation. I don't understand 138 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:50.439 the connection between my dad's death and the other missing scientists. Now, 139 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:53.360 hicks passing does seem to be unconnected, other than the 140 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:56.480 fact that he worked for NASA. Other missing and deceased 141 00:07:56.480 --> 00:07:59.600 scientists also worked for gard Mill agencies, but so far 142 00:07:59.800 --> 00:08:03.439 that it's the only connection. Hicks never mentioned receiving any 143 00:08:03.439 --> 00:08:06.120 threats like Amy, but it is possible that he kept 144 00:08:06.120 --> 00:08:09.399 them to himself. His family has asked for privacy, but 145 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:12.160 with an FBI probe on the horizon, it seems they 146 00:08:12.199 --> 00:08:15.480 will continue to be subjected to the online discussion and theories. 147 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:21.480 Next up, Frank Maywald sixty one year old. Frank Maywald, 148 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:24.439 again a man we know very little about. Frank was 149 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:26.720 born in Germany and eventually his work brought him to 150 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:30.639 the US. In the nineteen nineties, Frank began working for NASA, 151 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:34.279 specifically at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As you can see 152 00:08:34.440 --> 00:08:37.799 a pattern is beginning to form here. Frank's main area 153 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:41.000 of study and work was in chemistry and mass spectrometry 154 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:43.120 to help build instruments that would be able to find 155 00:08:43.159 --> 00:08:46.960 water and other chemical markers. These markers and elements would 156 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:50.840 then help scientists determine whether these planets, etc. Could host 157 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:54.720 human life in the future. In twenty twenty three, Frank 158 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:57.879 was made the principal researcher at JPL. I was working 159 00:08:57.919 --> 00:09:01.360 on a possible breakthrough for astronauts on based missions now. 160 00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:04.759 According to reports, the JPL were hoping to explore Europa, 161 00:09:04.879 --> 00:09:10.480 Jupiter's moon in Soilatus, Saturn's moon, and Sirrus, a dwarf planet. Now, 162 00:09:10.559 --> 00:09:13.799 instrumentations such as the ones Frank worked on could be 163 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:17.000 the difference maker in humans establishing new colonies in space. 164 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:21.799 On July fourth, twenty twenty four, Frank Mywold passed away, 165 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:24.639 aged sixty one. His cause of death has never been 166 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:27.960 refealed to the public, and no autopsy was performed. For 167 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:31.080 memorials left by his colleagues, it appears to Frank's passing 168 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:33.960 was sudden and unexpected. Many have said that he had 169 00:09:34.039 --> 00:09:37.039 been actively working on big projects in the days before 170 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:40.360 he passed. Neither Na nor the JPL has made a 171 00:09:40.360 --> 00:09:43.799 public statement. There's no acknowledgment of his passing, and nobody 172 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:46.879 has spoken about the loss of a great mind. In fact, 173 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:50.279 aside from his obituary, there's nothing else to indicate what happened. 174 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:53.519 It seems that one day Frank simply ceased to exist 175 00:09:53.799 --> 00:09:59.519 and everyone just went about their business next. Anthony Chavez, 176 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:03.399 now seventy eight year old Anthony Chavez is another man 177 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:06.360 who disappeared into the ether with a bizarre connection to 178 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:10.240 governmental agencies. From what we can gather, Anthony had worked 179 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:13.600 as a construction foreman at the Loss Almost Laboratory. At 180 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:17.399 some point, Anthony moved into the laboratory itself, Although his 181 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:21.039 role is unknown, an old newspaper clipping obtained by the 182 00:10:21.080 --> 00:10:24.039 Sentinel Network shows that in the nineteen eighties he worked 183 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:27.600 in heating, ventilation and air conditioning, so it appears his 184 00:10:27.759 --> 00:10:31.840 role was more technical than scientific. Either way, Anthony was 185 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:35.440 a long term employee at Los Almost National Laboratory before 186 00:10:35.480 --> 00:10:39.440 retiring in twenty seventeen. On May eighth, twenty twenty five, 187 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:43.080 Chavez was reported missing when friends and family were unable 188 00:10:43.080 --> 00:10:46.679 to contact him. The Loss Almost PD conducted a welfare 189 00:10:46.759 --> 00:10:49.840 check at his home and found nothing unusual. His car 190 00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:53.399 was locked and parked in the driveway, His cigarettes, keys, 191 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:55.720 and wallet were still inside the home, and there was 192 00:10:55.720 --> 00:10:58.879 no signs of a force entry or a struggle. Also, 193 00:10:58.960 --> 00:11:01.559 according to the central News at work, the last recorded 194 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:04.360 movement of Anthony came on May fifth, twenty twenty five, 195 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:07.120 when his landline made several outgoing calls. 196 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:09.039 He did know on a cell phone. 197 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:12.039 The loss Almost PD brought in cadaver dogs and other 198 00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:16.919 specialized units, but again found nothing. Wider searches of the 199 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:20.559 Lost Almost area, including Pueblo Canyon, were conducted, but no 200 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:23.639 signs of him were ever found. Anthony was known for 201 00:11:23.679 --> 00:11:25.519 his love of nature, and he took advantage of the 202 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:29.240 national parks and trails around him. Police discovered his bank 203 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:32.679 activity stopped on May fifth, two, seemning. 204 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:33.879 The idea that he had vanished that day. 205 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:37.720 Again, the police and other agencies are keeping a tight 206 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:40.799 lid on this story. Those who knew Anthony described new 207 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:44.159 as mentally stable and healthy. He showed no indication of 208 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:48.279 wanting to disappear or do away with himself. His disappearance, 209 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:51.840 like the others, was sudden and shocking. Most of the 210 00:11:51.879 --> 00:11:55.559 information gathered about in Anthony comes from articles online regarding 211 00:11:55.559 --> 00:11:59.639 his disappearance. The Loss Almost PD releases vague and speaks 212 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:03.000 more about the search effort than anything else. It's becoming 213 00:12:03.080 --> 00:12:06.039 harder to ignore the burgeoning pattern. From what we know, 214 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:09.720 Anthony worked on ventilation at the lab. Now, he wasn't 215 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:12.519 a top scientist working on a secret project, well at 216 00:12:12.639 --> 00:12:14.960 least not as far as we know. But whirre the 217 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:18.799 Los Almost PD keeping mum about an elderly man's disappearance. 218 00:12:19.360 --> 00:12:22.120 Why are details so hard to come by? Why are 219 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:25.799 local outlets silent about this? Surely the more eyes on 220 00:12:25.840 --> 00:12:29.120 the case, the better. Will likely never receive the answers 221 00:12:29.120 --> 00:12:31.519 we're looking for, and we can only hope that Anthony 222 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:36.240 and the others missing are found safe and well. Next up, 223 00:12:36.519 --> 00:12:39.480 Monica Reza. Now, if you're a frequent viewer of the channel, 224 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:42.639 the name Monica Rezia will be familiar to you. Now, 225 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:44.799 I won't go into too much detail here, as we 226 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:48.519 have a full video on her disappearance elsewhere on the channel. However, 227 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:51.159 I will try to cover some new ground. At the 228 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:53.799 time of us making that video, we were not aware 229 00:12:53.799 --> 00:12:56.480 of the other ten plus missing scientist or the connections 230 00:12:56.480 --> 00:13:00.240 she has to the case. Monica Resid spent most of 231 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:03.840 her teenage years and adulthood in higher education. She first 232 00:13:03.879 --> 00:13:07.600 got her BSc and metallurgical engineering before obtaining her master's 233 00:13:07.639 --> 00:13:12.080 in materials engineering from UCLA. From there, the career path 234 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:14.759 was simple. She got a job with Rockwell International and 235 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:18.279 Aerospace Company and began working on engines for rocket ships. 236 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:22.600 Monica was an incredibly intelligent and accomplished woman, having worked 237 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:26.600 for several high profile companies in their research department. In 238 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:29.399 the late nineteen nineties, she collaborated with the Air Force 239 00:13:29.440 --> 00:13:32.720 Research Lab. Monica would later work with NASA in the 240 00:13:32.759 --> 00:13:36.240 two thousands on other research projects of engines and fuels, 241 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:40.000 but her biggest accolades wouldn't come until twenty sixteen, when 242 00:13:40.159 --> 00:13:44.399 Rockwell International made significant advancements in you guessed at rocket 243 00:13:44.440 --> 00:13:45.600 propulsion technology. 244 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:47.320 In twenty twenty. 245 00:13:47.080 --> 00:13:50.399 Five, Monica was made the director of Materials Processing at 246 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:52.320 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 247 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:54.200 There's the JPL. Once again. 248 00:13:55.440 --> 00:13:58.960 Monica's success would be short lived, however, as on June 249 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:02.039 twenty second, twenty two, twenty five, she vanished while hiking 250 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:05.080 in the Angeles National Forest. For more details pertaining to 251 00:14:05.120 --> 00:14:08.600 her disappearance, click on the link in the description to watch. 252 00:14:08.399 --> 00:14:09.320 Our full breakdown. 253 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:12.759 In the wake of the other missing scientists, Monica's case 254 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:16.200 has now been added to the FBI investigation. Other government 255 00:14:16.279 --> 00:14:22.840 agencies may also be involved. Next up, Melissa Cassius. A 256 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:26.840 little over a month after Monica disappeared, the scientific community 257 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:30.360 would take another hit. On June twenty, twenty twenty five, 258 00:14:30.519 --> 00:14:33.320 fifty three year old Melissa Casius dropped her husband off 259 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:36.759 at the Los Almost National Laboratory. Melissa and her husband 260 00:14:36.840 --> 00:14:39.279 both worked for the lab, with Melissa working as an 261 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:42.480 admin assistant. She told him she was quote going to 262 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:45.559 another site end quote for work that day and drove off. 263 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:49.840 At around seven forty five am. Melissa went back home. 264 00:14:50.320 --> 00:14:54.279 Her daughter, Sierra, remembers their exchange. She was surprised to 265 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:57.120 see her mother, who informed her she had forgotten her badge. 266 00:14:57.480 --> 00:15:00.279 That badge was crucial. It granted her into to the 267 00:15:00.360 --> 00:15:03.159 lab and most likely entered to the IT systems it were. 268 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:07.879 But there's a crucial clue here. According to Sierra, her mother, 269 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:10.080 Melissa told her that she planned to work either from 270 00:15:10.120 --> 00:15:13.240 home or call in sick that day, a completely different 271 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:16.320 story from why she told her husband. By eight am, 272 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:18.720 Sierra left her work, not knowing this will be the 273 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:21.720 last time she would ever see her mother. The rest 274 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:24.200 of the day was a blur until two eighteen PM, 275 00:15:24.320 --> 00:15:27.480 when a family friend saw Melissa walking eastbound along New 276 00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:31.600 Mexico five to eighteen towards Bot Creek. The family friend 277 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:34.600 paid no mind, finished his phone call and food. By 278 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:37.799 the time he was done, Melissa had vanished. Once she 279 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:40.960 failed to return home, the Loss Almost PD were called 280 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:45.039 and the investigation began. After doing some digging, the police 281 00:15:45.039 --> 00:15:49.440 realized Melissa's walk had been captured on CCTV. The footage 282 00:15:49.480 --> 00:15:53.120 shows her carrying a backpack walking along the interstate, but 283 00:15:53.320 --> 00:15:56.240 as they zoomed through the footage, they uncovered something unsettling. 284 00:15:57.279 --> 00:16:01.320 As Melissa walked, a blue Dodge pickup truck followed Mark Cases. 285 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:05.799 Melissa's husband said the following about the footage to Taos News. Quote, 286 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:08.600 she was staggering across the road like she was heard 287 00:16:08.639 --> 00:16:11.879 or intoxicated, which she's not a drinker end quote. 288 00:16:12.600 --> 00:16:12.799 Now. 289 00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:16.720 Following the discovery of this footage, investigators believed Melissa may 290 00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:20.840 have been forced into the pickup. Now, Melissa's family reiterated 291 00:16:20.840 --> 00:16:23.000 to the media that she was not a weak lady 292 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:25.799 their words, and if this was the case, she would 293 00:16:25.799 --> 00:16:28.480 have put up a hell of a fight. Lost almost 294 00:16:28.480 --> 00:16:31.559 PD missed out on crucial time and the investigation as well, 295 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:33.720 as they spent a lot of time trying to piece 296 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:36.559 together Mark and Sierra's stories instead of getting out there 297 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:40.240 and searching. When Sierra was made aware of her mother's disappearance, 298 00:16:40.360 --> 00:16:43.440 she raced home. When she arrived, she found her mother's 299 00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:47.240 car part neatly in the driveway. Her keys, wallet, and phones, 300 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:51.039 both personal in work, were found inside the house. Bizarrely, 301 00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:54.399 both of Melissa's phones had been factory reset, and nobody 302 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:58.639 could explain why. Sierra told police she'd send a text 303 00:16:58.679 --> 00:17:01.000 her mother at one thirty PM, which her mother had 304 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:04.440 read according to the phone. This leaves an incredibly short 305 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:07.079 window of time for Melissa to get to New Mexico 306 00:17:07.200 --> 00:17:11.000 Highway by eighteen. Now there's something that just doesn't sit 307 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:13.799 right with the family either. In order to drive Mark 308 00:17:13.839 --> 00:17:16.759 into the lab that morning, Melissa would have needed her badge, 309 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:19.640 So why did she return home and tell her daughter 310 00:17:19.720 --> 00:17:23.240 she'd forgotten? According to her husband, he saw her swipe 311 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:26.559 in that morning. Sierra and Mark also feel that Melissa's 312 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:28.480 side of the family is trying to exclude them from 313 00:17:28.519 --> 00:17:31.759 search efforts. They also feel that the police have not 314 00:17:31.839 --> 00:17:36.759 been totally forthcoming either. Melissa's disappearance is bizarre, and there 315 00:17:36.759 --> 00:17:38.759 are so many more details that we had to leave 316 00:17:38.759 --> 00:17:42.160 out for sake of brevity. Was Melissa being pursued by someone? 317 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:44.599 Why would she lie to her daughter and husband but 318 00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:48.359 tell them both different things. Now, since that section I 319 00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:52.160 just narrated was written, Melissa's body has sadly been found. 320 00:17:52.720 --> 00:17:56.640 On May twenty twenty six, hikers of the Carson National 321 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:00.960 Forest came across skeletal remains. These remains were ultimately identified 322 00:18:01.000 --> 00:18:04.720 as Melissacasius. The area of the park mcgaffee Ridge where 323 00:18:04.759 --> 00:18:07.319 she was found was around fifteen miles from her home 324 00:18:07.319 --> 00:18:12.480 in Tas. Investigators also found a weapon with the remains. However, 325 00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:15.680 as of June sixth, twenty twenty six, no official cause 326 00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:18.839 of death has been established. An autopsy will be performed 327 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:21.279 to determine the cause of death and whether foul play 328 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:25.440 was afoot. For many Melyssa's death seems very suspicious, but 329 00:18:25.599 --> 00:18:26.599 only time will tell. 330 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:28.279 In the meantime, if. 331 00:18:28.160 --> 00:18:31.200 You do have any information regarding her disappearance, you're asked 332 00:18:31.200 --> 00:18:34.400 to police. Contact the New Mexico State Police at five 333 00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:38.119 seven five seven five eight eight eight seven eight and 334 00:18:38.200 --> 00:18:42.640 reference case number n M SPR two five zero seven 335 00:18:42.759 --> 00:18:49.079 seven seven to one. Next, we have Stephen Garcia. Forty 336 00:18:49.119 --> 00:18:51.759 eight year old Stephen Garcia worked for the Kansas City 337 00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:56.640 National Security Campus in Kansas, Missouri. According to reports, Stephen 338 00:18:56.759 --> 00:18:59.480 was a property custodian and had a high level of clearance. 339 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:03.839 He had access to top security knowledge and projects Now, 340 00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:07.359 it's important to mention that the KCNSC is a nuclear 341 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:11.240 production plan formerly known as the Kansas City Plan. It's 342 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:13.920 privately owned but works closely with the US government to 343 00:19:13.920 --> 00:19:17.519 provide it with nuclear and non nuclear products. In fact, 344 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:21.559 according to one article, the KCNSC is responsible for providing 345 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:24.440 eighty percent of the non nuclear components that the US 346 00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:29.319 government needs to create nuclear weapons. The KCNSC is extremely 347 00:19:29.359 --> 00:19:31.920 important to the US government and the nuclear defense of 348 00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:35.480 the country. Now, Stephen lived a normal life, got up 349 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:38.799 every morning, went to work, and came home to his family. Then, 350 00:19:38.920 --> 00:19:42.960 without warning, he disappeared. On August twenty eight, twenty twenty five. 351 00:19:43.079 --> 00:19:46.000 He was last seen leaving his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 352 00:19:46.759 --> 00:19:48.920 Nobody knows why he walked out or what he was 353 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:52.200 planning to do. The authorities tell the story as Stephen 354 00:19:52.240 --> 00:19:55.160 being a danger to himself for others, but an anonymous 355 00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:59.319 source came forward after completely dispelling these rumors. According to 356 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:02.799 that anonymous source, Stephen was mentally sound and there was 357 00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:06.839 no warning science. The anonymous source also believed that Stephen 358 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:09.680 had been targeted by spies. Now that may sound like 359 00:20:09.720 --> 00:20:12.400 a trope from a Hollywood film, but it's a very 360 00:20:12.440 --> 00:20:16.119 real possibility. There are many nation states out there that 361 00:20:16.160 --> 00:20:18.079 would love to get their hands on the knowledge he 362 00:20:18.160 --> 00:20:21.680 had access to. Steven's job as a custodian saw him 363 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:25.079 being responsible for millions, if not billions of dollars worth 364 00:20:25.119 --> 00:20:28.599 of material linked to the nuclear industry. As with many 365 00:20:28.640 --> 00:20:32.359 other cases, information is scant. There have been search efforts 366 00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:35.400 to find Stephen, but the new Mexico authorities are keeping 367 00:20:35.400 --> 00:20:38.960 their lips sealed. By now, the pattern is clear. It 368 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:41.519 would seem that someone is targeting those who hold top 369 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:45.799 secret information. But for what purpose we simply do not know. 370 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:52.200 Next we have Jason Thomas, our next missing scientist, takes 371 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:54.200 us to the other end of the country, but that 372 00:20:54.240 --> 00:20:54.839 doesn't mean. 373 00:20:54.799 --> 00:20:56.200 He isn't connected to the others. 374 00:20:56.599 --> 00:20:59.720 On December twelfth, twenty twenty five, forty five year old 375 00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:02.799 Jason Thomas walked of his home in Wakefield, Massachusetts, in 376 00:21:02.839 --> 00:21:05.920 the middle of the night, never to be seen again. Now, 377 00:21:06.039 --> 00:21:10.039 Jason worked for Novardes, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, where he 378 00:21:10.079 --> 00:21:13.720 was the director of chemical Biology. Like the others, Jason 379 00:21:13.799 --> 00:21:16.440 was well educated and had many accolades to his name. 380 00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:20.920 His work primarily focused on cancer treatments and creating new 381 00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:25.359 medicines to help combat one of humanity's most horrific diseases. Now, 382 00:21:25.359 --> 00:21:29.079 it's also important to add additional context to Jason's disappearance. 383 00:21:29.079 --> 00:21:29.319 Though. 384 00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:33.079 His widow, Kristin Bartoli, told the media that her husband 385 00:21:33.079 --> 00:21:35.519 had been severely depressed at the time of his disappearance. 386 00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:38.039 He had recently lost both of his parents within an 387 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:40.599 hour of each other. His mother had been in hospice 388 00:21:40.599 --> 00:21:42.920 care with cancer, and his father had a heart attack 389 00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:46.599 an hour after his mother passed. Jason was an only child, 390 00:21:46.880 --> 00:21:49.839 and now it felt like he was drowning. Kristin revealed 391 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:52.480 that Jason had never lost anyone close to him, so 392 00:21:52.519 --> 00:21:54.680 to lose the two most important people in your life 393 00:21:54.680 --> 00:21:57.680 within an hour of each other had hit him exceptionally hard. 394 00:21:58.000 --> 00:22:00.599 Ring cameras in the area picked up Jason's final steps 395 00:22:00.599 --> 00:22:04.519 as he walked along the suburban streets. A wide scale 396 00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:06.680 search was coordinated through the new year, but there were 397 00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:10.240 very few leads. Witnesses are call seing Jason walking along 398 00:22:10.279 --> 00:22:13.359 the train tracks near his home. He left behind his wallet, 399 00:22:13.519 --> 00:22:15.839 his bone, his Apple watch, so it was hard for 400 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:19.640 police to track him. Unfortunately, on March eighteenth of this year, 401 00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:22.720