# Yes: at least one of the missing was taken or harmed by another person

> Still possible: At least one of McCasland, Chavez, Garcia and Reza was taken or harmed by another person.

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[Questions](https://mysteriesdept.com/questions)[America's missing scientists, 2021–2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists)[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)Answer

Answer · America's missing scientists, 2021–2026

# Yes: at least one of the missing was taken or harmed by another person

At least one of McCasland, Chavez, Garcia and Reza was taken or harmed by another person.

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

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Physical evidence, a witness or a suspect in at least one case.
- Remains found in circumstances showing another person's involvement.

## What would rule it out

- All four are found, alive or dead, in circumstances that exclude another person.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Chavez's friend told police he believed Chavez may have been killed](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRZJSB1HG/chavezs-friend-told-police-he-believed-chavez-may-have-been)

Speculative

FOR

[The searches and investigations found no witness, suspect or physical trace of another person](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQS02DG446/the-searches-and-investigations-found-no-witness-suspect-or)

Supported

AGAINST

## 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

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Yes: at least one of the missing was taken or harmed by another person [Answer ANS0DCQPG21W5YM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCQPG21W5YM
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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/sessions/SES0DCRDRNP70MF/session-1-the-missing-scientists-list-researched-case-by) · 29 Oct 2026

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