Amy Eskridge, 34, committed suicide four years ago and her case has now drawn scrutiny -Credit:Peacock
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President Donald Trump said federal officials are reviewing a series of missing persons cases involving researchers tied to classified aerospace and defense programs, as the possible 11th incident surfaced on Thursday.
Amy Eskridge, 34, committed suicide four years ago, and her case has now drawn scrutiny. Eskridge died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 11, 2022.
After online sleuths and reports highlighted a cluster of disappearance or deaths in recent years of individuals with ties to advanced research, Eskridge’s death received renewed attention.
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While her case was officially attributed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Daily Mail reports that a full investigative file has not been released, leaving questions about the specific details of the case.
The White House indicated this week that it would request briefings from relevant agencies on the matter, after a reporter asked whether anyone was looking into a possible connection between scientists and officials who had died or gone missing since mid-2024.
So far, authorities have not confirmed any link between the cases that online commentators and reports have highlighted.
The president told reporters the U.S. will know more about the cases in about a week and a half.
So far, authorities have not confirmed any link between the cases that online commentators and reports have highlighted -Credit:Getty Images
Trump said that he’d have answers in the “next week and a half,” adding that he hoped the disappearances were random.
The Daily Mail reported that Eskridge’s death linked to other deaths of high-level researchers and scientists who have either died or vanished.
She co-founded The Institute for Exotic Science with her father, retired NASA engineer Richard Eskridge, and was a vocal proponent of unconventional propulsion.
Before her death in 2020, she expressed deep concern about the risks associated with her research.
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“I’m scared, I’m tired. I need to disclose soon, man. I need to publish soon because it’s like escalating,” Eskridge said in the interview.
Eskridge said: “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.”