Scientists often find themselves in dangerous situations.
Man is mortal, and mortal suddenly, because in such cases often do not see anything strange. That is not satisfying to fans of conspiracy theories, seeking the deaths of scientists secret motives. Perhaps it is there, but to know for sure it’s almost impossible.
Rodney marks, an Australian astrophysicist who died from methanol poisoning on 12 may 2000. The official version suggests suicide, but everything in this case has remained a mystery. Shortly before his death, Marx worked for the national science Foundation in the framework of the research project in the Antarctic. Representatives of the NSF was extremely reluctant to testify, which considerably hampered the investigation.
The body of a famous biophysicist don Wiley, found in Mississippi on 20 December 2001. The FBI concluded that the death was accidental, due to the fall from the bridge, despite the six-foot fence. Many believe that Dr. Wiley was one of the few scientists able to understand the origin of anthrax, and was killed because of this.
27 February 2002 a geneticist Tanya Holzmayer opened the door, thinking that brought the pizza, and was murdered with a pistol shot at point blank range. The killer, her former colleague of Guan Matthew Huang, soon killed himself. Most likely, he killed Holzmayer in revenge for dismissal. The company where they worked, PPD Discovery, refused to give comments to the press, which only added to the cause of the mystery.
Cytologist Benito Ke was robbed and killed on-site Medical school Miami, near his laboratory, November 12, 2001. In the neighborhood saw four men in dark clothing armed with bats. The police, however, said that Dr. Ke died from cardiac arrest. Given his work on many viral infections, including HIV, it has spawned many rumors.
Robert Leslie Burghoff 20 Nov 2003 death was hit by a truck, but not on the road, and the property of the Texas medical center. The driver of the car fled the scene of the crime. The burghoff was a biochemist who studied the outbreak of influenza and expert on genetic maps. It is believed that a mysterious murder had something to do with his work.
In 2002 killed two prominent Russian scientists — first Andrei Brushlinsky, Director of the Institute of psychology RAS, and in a few days — head of the Department of Microbiology, medical University Valery Korshunov. Both attacks, investigators have ruled accidental, but it is only made to alert fans of conspiracy theories.
Eugene mallov, American engineer and proponent of cold fusion, was found dead at the entrance to his house in may 2004. The investigation showed that he was killed by the son of a tenant together with his friend, then faking the crime scene look like a robbery. Despite the evidence, the murderers were arrested only after many years.
Nuclear physicist John Mullen, died suddenly from poisoning with arsenic, mixed with his drink in June 2004. Suspicion fell on his girlfriend, Tamara Rallo, which is then found dead in his own house. Either she committed suicide or was murdered, but anyway — the court of the murder of John Mullen did not take place.
Ian Langford, a senior researcher at the environmental risks at the University of East Anglia, was found dead at his home on 11 February 2002. The circumstances of the death otherwise a strange word, half-naked body of the scientist, covered with wounds, was located under the seat. Unofficial sources claim that almost the whole room was spattered with his blood.
Jung Im, a distinguished chemist and former Professor of Mazurskiego University, was killed in 2005. His body was discovered by firefighters in the boot of a burning car on the third level of the Parking garage. Judging from the stab wounds in the chest, he was dead before the fire. After 10 years, murder accused offender Timothy Hoag. Soon after he committed suicide by jumping from the roof of the same Parking lot, where he killed Jeong Im.
