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I'm about to go way out there for a second, so stay with me. Have you seen the connections that people are making
recently around the missing [music] scientists, researchers, military officials? Yeah. So,
for those who are not in the know, this is something to pay attention to. The short version of this is that a
handful of US people connected to places like Los Alamos and NASA have either died or disappeared over the last few
years. At the time that we're recording this, the running list is at 11, and there's this theory that these are
somehow connected to maybe foreign espionage, that like countries like China or Russia are
targeting people with access to sensitive US technology. To me, that's the least scary scenario. The scarier
one is that the call is coming from inside the house, or even that private corporations who make a lot of money in
energy don't want us figuring out an unlock for free energy. And I I'm not just pulling this out of a hat on my
own. So, a former FBI assistant director named Chris Swecker has been vocal about
the links that these people have. All mostly connected, not directly, but like in the type of work that they [music]
do. Now, he's not claiming specific knowledge of any of these individual cases, but he believes that the patterns
are suspicious enough that the FBI needs to stop treating them as isolated incidents and start pulling resources to
look for links. And the feds are apparently involved now. Newsweek reported that the FBI is investigating
the series of cases as of late April. And I bring this all back because Melissa's name has appeared on this list
circulating in news coverage of this pattern. So, we reached out to Swecker directly to see if he knew anything
beyond what was making kind of like the rounds in the tabloids and stuff. He didn't, but he did clarify that he's
not suggesting that all of the cases are connected, which I feel like is like what they were saying. Which is yeah,
feels confusing. According to various news coverage, on paper, a few of these cases have already been explained away.
A drowning, a murder by a former classmate, cardiovascular disease, a suicide. But Swecker's bigger point was
more like they might not all be connected, but like everyone counted in this potential
group worked near or with sensitive [music] stuff. And he says that foreign intelligence services will go after
people in those positions, even admins, because they like know who's in what meetings, they know who works where,
they know what schedules look like. Melissa Casillas, that was her role. She was an assistant admin. So, what
information would she have had access to?

Some online discussions and media reports have grouped Melissa Casias’ disappearance with other recent cases involving individuals connected to sensitive work, including roles near places like Los Alamos.

A former FBI official has commented broadly on patterns in such cases but has not linked Melissa’s case to any confirmed investigation. Authorities have not stated that her disappearance is connected to any larger pattern.

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Brief Summary

The episode examines missing scientists linked to espionage and corporate interests, highlighting FBI investigations and the case of Melissa Casillas.

Key points

Mysterious Disappearances. A theory emerges linking the disappearances of scientists to espionage or corporate interests.
FBI Investigation. The FBI is now investigating a series of suspicious cases involving missing individuals.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

The call is coming from inside the house.

Discussing the potential threats to sensitive information.

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