The toll of a ‘missing scientists’ conspiracy theory on the families left behind

PremiumAlexander NazaryanNew York Times·3 Jun, 2026 01:54 AM7 mins to readElizabeth Weiss shows a photo of the Calvine UFO, the last thing her late husband Nick Pope gave interviews about, at her home in Tucson, Arizona on May 6, 2025. Photo / Rebecca Noble, The New York TimesCONTENT WARNING: This article discusses suicide.The claim that their loved ones’ deaths and disappearances are linked is almost certainly false – but the loss remains real.

David Wilcock’s life changed forever when, as a child, he found an old book about UFOs that had been gathering dust in the