An 11th U.S. scientist just went missing, and the White House says it will leave ‘no stone unturned’ finding out what’s happening

The White House has announced that it will leave no stone unturned as federal authorities begin a full review into a series of deaths and disappearances involving American scientists. This comes after Amy Eskridge became the 11th person linked to a growing list of researchers who worked in sensitive fields like aerospace, military defense, and nuclear physics. 

The administration is now coordinating with the FBI and other agencies to find out whether these incidents are isolated or part of a larger pattern. According to Fox News, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the administration’s commitment on Friday in a post on X, saying the White House is working with all relevant agencies to review the cases and identify any potential commonalities. 

President Donald Trump called the situation “pretty serious” and said the government expects to have more clarity within a week and a half. Eskridge, a 34-year-old researcher from Huntsville, Alabama, died on June 11, 2022, from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

Experts from NASA, MIT, and Los Alamos are among those linked to this growing list

She was a co-founder of the Institute for Exotic Science, where she worked on experimental propulsion concepts. In a 2020 interview, she claimed her team had discovered antigravity technology and later faced sabotage, threats, and harassment.

The full list of individuals under scrutiny includes experts with ties to high-level research institutions. Along with Eskridge, the names include retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, NASA scientist Monica Jacinto Reza, contractor Steven Garcia, astrophysicist Carl Grillmair, and MIT physicist Nuno Loureiro.

In the list, there are also NASA engineer Frank Maiwald, Los Alamos-linked employees Melissa Casias and Anthony Chavez, NASA researcher Michael David Hicks, and pharmaceutical scientist Jason Thomas. These individuals died or disappeared under a variety of circumstances, ranging from incidents at home to disappearances on hiking trails and highways. 

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has confirmed it is aware of reports concerning employees at their labs and sites and is looking into the matter. Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker has suggested that if there is a non-random explanation, it likely points to modern-day espionage, and that the FBI should be fully involved if people are being targeted for their knowledge.

Despite the intense public interest, authorities have not yet established a confirmed link between these cases, reports The Hill. The official findings on many of the deaths remain limited, and speculation on social media has not been backed by evidence. The White House has faced criticism on other fronts as well, such as when a cardinal publicly called out the administration on 60 Minutes over its use of movie clips mixed with real bombing footage.

For example, the death of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory physicist Michael David Hicks, which occurred in July 2023, has had no cause of death disclosed publicly. Other cases involve varying levels of available information, with some deaths happening in private homes and others involving unexplained disappearances with little to no public detail.

Investigators are still in the early stages of trying to find connections across these different incidents, and no common thread has been confirmed yet. Trump has been keeping busy on multiple fronts, including plans for a large-scale White House celebration that is expected to draw up to 100,000 people.

Whether these cases are linked by espionage or are simply a set of unrelated tragedies remains the central question for federal agencies. As the investigation moves forward, the government’s promise to leave no stone unturned will be tested by the complex and often obscure nature of the work these scientists were doing.