# No: the investigations found no sign that anyone was taken; each appears to have left or been lost alone

> Still possible: None of the missing (McCasland, Chavez, Garcia and Reza) was taken against their will: the police and sheriffs who investigated found no…

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# No: the investigations found no sign that anyone was taken; each appears to have left or been lost alone

None of the missing (McCasland, Chavez, Garcia and Reza) was taken against their will: the police and sheriffs who investigated found no sign of another person or of foul play, and each appears to have left home or the trail alone.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- When any of the four is found, the circumstances show no other person was involved.
- No ransom demand, contact or claim of responsibility appears.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence that another person was present when any of them went missing, or a credible claim of responsibility.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[No investigating agency reported a sign of another person or of foul play in any of the four cases](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRSD5KRW0/no-investigating-agency-reported-a-sign-of-another-person-or)

Supported

FOR

[Reza disappeared on a mountain trail with companions nearby, and search dogs lost her scent on the trail](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRSVKGBNY/reza-disappeared-on-a-mountain-trail-with-companions-nearby)

Suggestive

FOR

[None of the four has been found, so no investigation can yet rule out another person's involvement](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRZ5XZGS4/none-of-the-four-has-been-found-so-no-investigation-can-yet)

Established

NEUTRAL

## The questions it answers

[Were any of the missing taken against their will?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/questions/QST0DCQNQB6BVWT/were-any-of-the-missing-taken-against-their-will)

Part of [Are the deaths and disappearances on the list connected?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/questions/QST0DCQNKRMCAR2/are-the-deaths-and-disappearances-on-the-list-connected)

Open3 answers, none ahead

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