General McCasland Mystery: 911 Tape Flips The True Crime Theory?

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland just got an update in the form of a newly released 911 call from his wife, Susan. Notably, it seems to emphasize that his disappearance wasn’t accidental. Read on for more details.

The General Deliberately Ran Away?

Over on the Law&Crime Network, Jesse Weber addressed the latest update. Actually, few outlets even write about the missing man. And that seems almost as mysterious as his disappearance. In the new video, a never-heard-before 911 recording revealed Susan telling a dispatcher that her husband “must have planned not to be found.”

Certainly, it seems that the evidence so far points towards something more than an old man wandering off in a mental fog. The couple live in Albuquerque and he was at home when she went out. But, when she returned from a doctor’s appointment, he’d gone.

Things Taken Or Left behind

Notably, Susan found his phone, and prescription glasses sitting on the counter. Plus, previous reports suggested he took his firearm with him. Additionally, it seemed that he changed out of the clothes he was wearing when she left.

At one stage, folks who follow true crime thought he might have gone for a pre-planned hike. But now, it’s not clear what happeend. 

The Mental Health Angle?

One of the last people who saw Major General William Neil McCasland in late February claimed that he seemed a bit confused, perhaps in a fog. However, the police didn’t go with that. Apparently, he was sharp as a tack. However, in her call, Susan spoke about how he suffered from “anxiety, short-term memory loss, and a lack of sleep.”

Additionally, it also seemed a bit alarming because she admitted that he previously remarked he didn’t want to live if his “brain and body keeps deteriorating.” However, investigators struggle with his mental health while he seems very physically fit. Just a week before he vanished, the 68-year-old was still cycling long distances.

Evaporating Experts

The most disturbing part of this case involves the people in McCasland’s professional circuit. If you don’t know, he ran the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson. Of course, most peole know the site’s famous for Roswell rumors.

Surprisingly, three other high-level experts, Melissa Casius, Monica Reza, and Carl Gilmare, all died or disappeared under strange circumstances in a very short time-frame. Unspurprisingly, that leads many true crime followers to suspect that international espionage or a “clean-up” crew might be involved.

Connecting The Dots

During the conversation, guest Chris McDonough, a cold case expert, wondered about how anyone could verify his mental state. He also said that the “strongest tool for a surgeon is a scalpel.” But for the investigator, the first thing needed is the connecting of dots.

If there’s foul play, it might not get pinpointed if officers don’t ask the right questions. Perhaps that explains why there’s not a huge media hype going on. Despite massive searches using drones and cadaver dogs, not trace of him was found in the New Mexico foothills.

Viewers React

True crime followers always believed that the memory of retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland was just fine. But the new information from Susan seems a bit confusing. The black ops specialist just disappeared. And, it seems very odd that there’s not bigger coverage about it.

In the comments section, one follower wrote: “How can someone only be missing for 3 hours and she says ‘i think he doesn’t want to be found’ as if she already knows he won’t be found after only 3 hours??”

Here are a few more responses from the discussion:

• A man that wears glasses, never leaves the house without them. Something’s weird about this case.
• His wife sounds like she knows more than she is saying. She is unusually calm for making a call to 911.
• He may have decided to become a whistleblower and went into private protection.
• Who calls 911 when their partner is gone for 3hrs…? High strangeness indeed…
• Sounds like the wife just set up a cover for her husband going dark. They’ve probably been planning this ever since other scientists went missing. They know the cops won’t search too hard for him if they think he doesn’t want to be found. Her 911 call sounded scripted.

What are your thoughts? Abduction, getting lost in a mental fog, or disappearing into a witness protection set-up? Let us know what you think in the comments below, and remember to come back here often for all your true crime news and updates. Also, remember to give our TikTok crime channel a follow.