Talk:Lead masks case

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This is just silly.[edit]

xkcd.com (20-Mar-15) cites this case as being very weird and without obvious explanation, so I checked it out. Its ridiculous. Assuming the two men took a pill, then cause of their death would likely be poison. Certainly not proof, but an OBVIOUS most likely cause, imho. Murder, suicide or both (or perhaps accidental) is the question. No tests for poison, and no discussion of any problems either had reduces this to a pretty useless and UNINFORMATIVE bit of rubbish. Perhaps the "Inclusion worthiness" of this (which I challenge) remains to be discussed - was this case significant with the UFO community? (or with the spiritulist community?) (or some other cult-like segment of the population). It defies belief that no one AT THE TIME offered this explanation, it is just as difficult to believe that the cause of death was not "officially" determined, at least pro forma. There certainly must have been a reason if no forensics were attempted on stomach contents, since that is a blindingly obvious COD. Oh, BTW, the sentence: "He also wrote that a friend of Cruz and Viana, Elcio Gomes, were part of a group of "scientific spiritualists"." needs to be fixed. I fail to see why the friend is relevant. IF Cruz and Viana WERE part of a group (perhaps according to a friend), then say so. As structured, the sentence says that a friend of theirs were [sic] part of a group.Abitslow (talk) 13:00, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar fixed. There's probably more detail in local papers of the time, if anybody can dig and translate - the Flying Saucer Review quotes them, but I've handled all the quotes with tongs as they may have been interpreted from a UFO perspective. --McGeddon (talk) 13:12, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, the Italian Wikipedia article on the case goes into a lot more detail, although it seems to mostly be using Bowen's article from the Flying Saucer Review (as well as a follow-up article he wrote a year later). --McGeddon (talk) 13:24, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Abitslow there is no great difference between this article and other unsolved murder focused articles. Creedweber (talk) 18:45, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Clearly the two men took a poisonous substance (probably in pill or tablet form, hence the bottle of water). The wearing of lead masks is pretty much a give-away to the nature of the situation, being the equivalent of tin-foil hats. I am rather surprised that the only "suggested explanations" all fall into the realm of X-File pseudo-science, with no reference to the much more rational, albeit mundane interpretation. "Flying Saucer Review" is the only reference material? Come on... It tends to give an unhealthy credence to fantasy over reality.Tarquin Q. Zanzibar 17:45, 20 March 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by El Badboy! (talk • contribs)

Questionable sources[edit]

Currently this article uses the Flying Saucer Review and Listverse as references. These both seem highly questionable and probably both fail WP:RS. Jason Quinn (talk) 11:55, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Inspiration for Douglas Adams?[edit]

Was the newly bought towels found beside the bodies the inspiration for Douglas Adams when stating t that you should always bring a towel when trying to hitchhike with an UFO? 217.214.17.150 (talk) 08:01, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]