White House ‘looking into’ 10 American scientists who mysteriously dissappeared or died

Steven Garcia, a government contractor who disappeared on August 28, 2025, is among the 10 scientists whose fates have sparked concern. Garcia worked at the Kansas City National Security Campus in Albuquerque.

Others who have been impacted include NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Frank Maiwald, who died without a public cause, and the mysterious disappearance of Los Alamos National Laboratory staffer Anthony Chavez.

The 2023 death of Michael David Hicks, a research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has also stoked more speculation that American scientists are being targeted. There was no public cause of death for Hicks, who died on July 30th, 2023, at age 59. Hicks published more than 80 scientific papers and worked on the DART Project and the Deep Space 1 Mission.

Monica Reza, who worked as the director of materials processing for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, also vanished in June 2025.

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At least one lawmaker, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), has called for the FBI to get involved in the cases of the missing or dead scientists.

“The disappearance of multiple scientists and military personnel with ties to advanced research is deeply concerning. I’ve already requested FBI involvement, and we will keep pressing for answers,” Burlison wrote on X in late March.