# Comer 2026: Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to FBI Director Kash Patel on missing scientists

> James Comer, Eric Burlison, 2026. 10 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The letter itself (primary): built on "unconfirmed public reporting", it…

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# Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to FBI Director Kash Patel on missing scientists

James Comer, Eric Burlison, 2026. _U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform_.

**America's missing scientists, 2021–2026** **Primary source** LetterCopy of **[House Oversight Committee letters on missing scientists, 20 April 2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/artifacts/ART0DCQZ0YCMX97/house-oversight-committee-letters-on-missing-scientists-20)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The letter itself (primary): built on "unconfirmed public reporting", it asks the FBI for a staff briefing by 27 April 2026 and repeats the reported Reza–McCasland "close professional connection".

## The document 2 pages

[Pages][Text]Page 1 of 2

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## Cited by on this site 10 records

[House Oversight Committee letters on missing scientists, 20 April 2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/artifacts/ART0DCQZ0YCMX97/house-oversight-committee-letters-on-missing-scientists-20)

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[Letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, 20 April 2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/copies/CPY0DCQZ6K8TRXE/letter-to-fbi-director-kash-patel-20-april-2026)

CPY

[The House Oversight letters repeated reports of a "close professional connection" between Reza and McCasland](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRRSQDPTK/the-house-oversight-letters-repeated-reports-of-a-close)

Evidence

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[The list grew by addition, from five names in March 2026 to thirteen and more by late April](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQQRXPMZDK/the-list-grew-by-addition-from-five-names-in-march-2026-to)

Evidence

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[An unsourced claim ties Reza to McCasland](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCR9HQV2XRZ/an-unsourced-claim-ties-reza-to-mccasland)

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[The Daily Mail counts a "tenth person"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCR9YAKJ686/the-daily-mail-counts-a-tenth-person)

EVT

[The House Oversight Committee writes to four agencies](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCRA0FB1QY7/the-house-oversight-committee-writes-to-four-agencies)

EVT

[The New York Post counts a "ninth scientist"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCR9XVRJDFH/the-new-york-post-counts-a-ninth-scientist)

EVT

[Eric Burlison](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/people/FIG0DCQWW69V88C/eric-burlison)

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Comer, J., & Burlison, E. (2026). Letter from Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison to FBI Director Kash Patel on missing scientists. U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FBI-Missing-Scientists-Letter_4.20.26.pdf
```

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