It’s gotten to the point where President Donald Trump had to be briefed on it. Such is the mysterious case of the 11 missing or dead US science experts. What began as internet speculation has now reached the executive branch and may be headed to a congressional committee hearing. So exactly what is going on here?

On Thursday, April 16, during pool coverage of the president, Trump called the odd occurrence “pretty serious stuff.” He added that he hoped the bizarre circumstance was a coincidence, but he did not sound convinced, noting that the growing list includes some “very important people.”* Newsweek referred to the list as “involving specialists in aerospace, defense and laboratory research.” And the list just keeps on growing.

On Friday, April 17, multiple news outlets ran with the story of a potential 11th victim in this mysterious case. Amy Eskridge, 34, of Huntsville, Alabama, was said to have committed suicide. The New York Post reported that Eskridge “was involved in extensive research into anti-gravity technology, UFOs and extraterrestrial life …” Prior to her death, the young scientist revealed in an interview that she was receiving threats. Though from whom is unclear: “I need to disclose soon, man. I need to publish soon because it’s like escalating. It’s getting more and more aggressive. This has been going on for like four or five years, and over the past 12 months, it’s been escalating, like more aggressive, more invasive digging through my underwear drawer and sexual threats.”

11 Scientists and A Lot of Question Marks

For some time, the mysterious deaths and disappearances were the topic of internet chatter, with the primary speculation that there was a........

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