Will Cain Highlights Seven Scientists Tied To Sensitive Research Who Died Or Vanished

Fox News host Will Cain called attention to seven high-profile scientists and others with ties to sensitive government research who have turned up missing or dead, and said Americans should be "very concerned."

In a segment on "The Will Cain Show" that aired in July, Cain pointed to what he called the "overlap" between the seven cases.

"There's a story that caught our attention," Cain said in a clip posted on X. "We're talking about a number of U.S. scientists — some connected to very sensitive research — who have died or disappeared. Let's break down what we know so far."

He then walked to a screen showing photos of the dead and missing.

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The Deaths

"I'm going to start with Carl Grillmair," Cain said. "Carl Grillmair, pictured here, was an astrophysicist at Caltech. He worked on a NASA-supported space telescope project and infrared systems. Now, he was shot and killed at his home just two months ago."

He then turned to an unexplained death from years earlier. "Then there's Frank Maiwald," Cain said. "He was a senior scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, focused on advanced satellite systems. And he died nearly two years ago, but his cause of death has never been made public."

Cain also brought up Nuno Loureiro, the MIT researcher focused on nuclear fusion who was shot and killed in his Massachusetts home last December. He noted that it was "a separate case, with no confirmed links to others."

The Missing

Cain then named four people with similar connections who have vanished.

"Meanwhile, Monica Reza — Monica Reza, also reportedly connected to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab project — she went missing last summer while hiking in California. No trace," he said.

"It keeps going. There's William McCasland, a retired Air Force general. He, too, is missing. He's a former head of Air Force Research Lab, and oversaw advanced space and surveillance programs. He's been missing since February." Cain said reports indicate McCasland once oversaw funding connected to a project that also included Reza.

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Two of the missing have ties to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, famous for its role in creating the atomic bomb during World War II.

"To New Mexico: Melissa Casias. She has been missing since last summer. She worked at Los Alamos National Lab. She had an administrative role, but reportedly also had security clearances," Cain said. "So, too, did Anthony Chavez — also connected to Los Alamos, an engineer. He disappeared during a walk. No signs. No answers."

'A Prime Target'

Cain was discussing a report by the Daily Mail that focused on Casias. Former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker described her as a prime target for kidnapping.

"In a classified lab, or just a high clearance lab, they would basically be in the know on what's going on," Swecker said. "And it wouldn't be the first time their administrative assistant has been targeted."

Cain closed by raising the question of whether the cases could be linked. "But here's the key point, authorities have not connected these cases. But look at the overlap. The same handful of institutions: NASA, Air Force Research, Los Alamos Laboratory. So could they be connected? Or is this something else entirely?"