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> McCasland, 68, disappeared from his Albuquerque home on Feb. 27 of this year, leaving on foot with only a .38 caliber revolver. [...] Government contractor St

> McCasland, 68, disappeared from his Albuquerque home on Feb. 27 of this year, leaving on foot with only a .38 caliber revolver. [...] Government contractor Steven Garcia, [...] disappeared from Albuquerque in August 2025, last seen on surveillance footage leaving on foot with a handgun. Not american, so I can't judge if this is a common thing or irregular, but both were last seen carrying firearms as if they'd be thinking someone is after them.

actionfromafar 6mo ago
Suicide by gun isn't uncommon either.
- littlecranky67 6mo ago
  It is probably more uncommon that they leave by foot in New Mexico - I mean where are some 60-year old going to go by foot and shot themselves without their bodies being found.
  - redsocksfan45 6mo ago
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  - cindyllm 6mo ago
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  - quietsegfault 6mo ago
    uhh .. the desert?
    - AnimalMuppet 6mo ago
      On the other hand, if you were non-suicidal and going for a walk in the desert, you might take a gun, to protect you from rattlesnakes, coyotes, javalinas... (or are javalinas just an Arizona thing?)
      - quietsegfault 6mo ago
        I might take a gun and some water, but point taken!
      - JetSpiegel 6mo ago
        Taking a gun to protect from rattlesnakes? Why not a big stick?
  - JKCalhoun 6mo ago
    I postulate they simply didn't want to be found at home.
breakpointalpha 6mo ago
Retired USAF Major General McCasland disappearing from his house is probably the most serious. He was the commander of the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This would have given him direct oversight of all of the Air Force's most sensitive technology for decades. His intelligence value to a hostile adversary, even retired, is incalculable. He was an avid hiker and biker in his neighborhood trails, so it's very unlikely that he just got lost. Left behind were his prescription glasses, along with all his personal electronics (phone and watch). It's shocking and alarming that there wasn't a full blown military search and rescue operation mounted within hours of his wife calling him in as missing. How far could a 68 year old man travel on foot within 8 hours? He was reported missing within three hours of his last contact with his wife. New Mexico Search and Rescue wasn't dispatched until Sunday, two days later. Again, why wasn't the DoD tasked to find him at all costs on the same day he went missing, given his knowledge of the Air Force's most sensitive technologies?
- Henchman21 6mo ago
  > Again, why wasn't the DoD tasked to find him at all costs on the same day he went missing, given his knowledge of the Air Force's most sensitive technologies? They know where he is and we (the public) don't have a need to know where he is? My personal theory is: He's offworld with the other non-terrestrial officers Gary McKinnon found :)

actionfromafar 6mo ago

Suicide by gun isn't uncommon either.

littlecranky67 6mo ago
It is probably more uncommon that they leave by foot in New Mexico - I mean where are some 60-year old going to go by foot and shot themselves without their bodies being found.
- redsocksfan45 6mo ago
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- cindyllm 6mo ago
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- quietsegfault 6mo ago
  uhh .. the desert?
  - AnimalMuppet 6mo ago
    On the other hand, if you were non-suicidal and going for a walk in the desert, you might take a gun, to protect you from rattlesnakes, coyotes, javalinas... (or are javalinas just an Arizona thing?)
    - quietsegfault 6mo ago
      I might take a gun and some water, but point taken!
    - JetSpiegel 6mo ago
      Taking a gun to protect from rattlesnakes? Why not a big stick?
- JKCalhoun 6mo ago
  I postulate they simply didn't want to be found at home.

breakpointalpha 6mo ago

Retired USAF Major General McCasland disappearing from his house is probably the most serious. He was the commander of the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This would have given him direct oversight of all of the Air Force's most sensitive technology for decades. His intelligence value to a hostile adversary, even retired, is incalculable. He was an avid hiker and biker in his neighborhood trails, so it's very unlikely that he just got lost. Left behind were his prescription glasses, along with all his personal electronics (phone and watch). It's shocking and alarming that there wasn't a full blown military search and rescue operation mounted within hours of his wife calling him in as missing. How far could a 68 year old man travel on foot within 8 hours? He was reported missing within three hours of his last contact with his wife. New Mexico Search and Rescue wasn't dispatched until Sunday, two days later. Again, why wasn't the DoD tasked to find him at all costs on the same day he went missing, given his knowledge of the Air Force's most sensitive technologies?

Henchman21 6mo ago
> Again, why wasn't the DoD tasked to find him at all costs on the same day he went missing, given his knowledge of the Air Force's most sensitive technologies? They know where he is and we (the public) don't have a need to know where he is? My personal theory is: He's offworld with the other non-terrestrial officers Gary McKinnon found :)