April 20, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT

The FBI said Monday that it would lead an effort to hunt for any possible connections between the seemingly unrelated deaths or disappearances of at least 10 scientists and government workers over the past few years.

The decision comes after online speculation and internet theories linking the deaths caught the attention of President Donald Trump, who said late last week that he’d just left a meeting where the fate of these scientists and workers had been discussed.

“I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half,” Trump told reporters Thursday.…