A lot of conspiracy theories can be explained away as simple coincidence, and the way our human minds are designed to seek connections in places where there aren't any. And yet, there are some stories that make you wonder if something more sinister really is going on. During the 1980s nearly two dozen people working for a British defense firm all died under unusual circumstances. Were these just coincidences, as the British government insisted? Or were they all killed in a game of foreign espionage?

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Notes:

https://theunredacted.com/dead-scientists-the-marconi-murders/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-08-mn-185-story.html

https://medium.com/illumination-curated/the-mysterious-death-of-indian-prime-minister-and-top-indian-nuclear-scientist-7bcf40b8562e

https://www.amazon.com/Open-Verdict-Tony-Collins/dp/0747401462

https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/01/06/from-the-archives-when-several-indian-nuclear-scientists-died-mysteriously.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDA3gGBzMKA

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