Federal probes are launched into deaths and disappearances of scientists with ties to US government

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsFederal probes are launched into deaths and disappearances of scientists with ties to US governmentBoth the FBI and Congress are now looking into the incidents, although authorities have so far not found any direct connections Io Dodds in San Francisco Tuesday 21 April 2026 05:37 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961506","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/scientists-killed-disappeared-fbi-investigation-b2961506.html","title":"Two federal probes launched into deaths and disappearances of top US scientists"}}CloseCongress to investigate string of killed or vanished US scientistsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","reg...