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Evidence · Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990

A relative reported a metal rod by the accelerator

Computer News reported that a relative who identified Sharif's body saw a long metal shaft on the car floor near the accelerator, which could have wedged it down.

Speculative0

What it means

Answer this evidence bears onStaged to look like suicide
Supports1 for, none against
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
What it implies
  1. The rod, if real, does not distinguish suicide from staging.For: Did Ashad Sharif kill himself near Bristol on 28 October 1986, as the inquest found?

Sources 1

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). A relative reported a metal rod by the accelerator [Evidence EVD0DGGD6HJS7NK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DGGD6HJS7NK
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