| Record | OBS-0231 |
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| Category | Government/Cover-ups |
| Status | DEBUNKED |
| Summary | Conspiracy theorists claim that Stanley Meyer, inventor of a water-powered car, was poisoned by agents of the oil industry to suppress his technology. His last words, 'they poisoned me,' are cited as evidence. However, the coroner ruled his death a brain aneurysm, and no poison was found. |
| Origin | The theory emerged after Meyer's death on March 21, 1998, in Grove City, Ohio, when he collapsed in a restaurant parking lot. |
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| Evidence / consensus | The coroner attributed Meyer's death to a brain aneurysm, consistent with his history of hypertension. Toxicology tests found no poison. The case was closed as natural causes, and there is no credible evidence of murder. |
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