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Death of an Astronomer n detective work one always looks for patterns and similarities, for other cases in which the modus operandi of the perpetrators or the circumstances of their deeds resemble those of the mystery at hand. revive him. 180 This technique should be applied to the Majestic 12 quagmire. Indeed, similarities abound and they are worthy of a closer look. On April 20, 1959, astronomer and writer Morris K. Jessup was found dying in his station wagon in a Dade County public park. He had asphyxiated himself by connecting a hose to the exhaust pipe of his car and passing it through a window. Medical personnel were unable to Jessup had written several interesting books on the flying saucer phenomenon, notably a clear exposition of the whole problem entitled The Case for the UFO. Jessup was led to believe in a fantastic conspir- acy involving government cover-ups, advanced physical experiments, a mysterious correspondent named Carlos Allende whom he never met, and at least two races of extraterrestrials—the LMs, who were friendly to earthlings; and the SMs, who were hostile.