{"id":6394,"date":"2026-04-23T06:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6394"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:35:13","slug":"nasa-nuclear-engineer-joshua-leblanc-found-dead-in-tesla-after-vanishing-from-alabama-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6394","title":{"rendered":"NASA nuclear engineer Joshua LeBlanc found dead in Tesla after vanishing from Alabama home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Melissa Casias, 53; Anthony Chavez, 79; Steven Garcia, 48; and retired\u00a0Air Force\u00a0Maj. Gen.\u00a0William Neil McCasland, 68, were all reported missing throughout 2023 to 2026, with each of their disappearances considered suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>Michael David Hicks, 59; Frank Maiwald, 61;\u00a0Nuno Loureiro, 47; Jason Thomas, 45; Amy Eskridge, 34; and Carl Grillmair, 47, all died between 2022 and 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hicks, Maiwald and Reza were all connected to\u00a0NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>LeBlanc\u2019s body was burned beyond recognition, and police confirmed his identity three days later. <span class=\"credit\">Joshua LeBlanc\/LinkedIn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The deaths and disappearances have not been officially connected in any way, but they have caught the attention of the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope it\u2019s random, but we\u2019re going to know in the next week and a half,\u201d Trump told reporters last week. \u201cI just left a meeting on that subject.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Fox News Digital, the FBI confirmed the agency is working alongside other federal authorities in the investigation into the 11 missing and deceased scientists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FBI is spearheading the effort to look for connections into the missing and deceased scientists,\u201d the agency said. \u201cWe are working with the Department of Energy, Department of War, and with our state and local law enforcement partners to find answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama\u00a0Law Enforcement Agency, which investigated LeBlanc\u2019s death, shared a press release from July of last year reiterating details of the crash.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox News\u2019 Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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