Julian Brown 'disappearance' mystery: Mother says he's safe but can't disclose his location, details. Here's what happened
21-year-old inventor Julian Brown was reportedly missing days after claiming that he was under attack. The Atlanta inventor has 1.7 million followers on Instagram who raised concerns about the well-being of the TikTok scientist who was making usable gas from plastic.
Brown's followers Monday stormed all social media platforms, reporting him missing, urging FBI chief Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino to launch an investigation -- while there was no report of any missing person.
What is the truth of Julian Brown's 'disappearance'?
Julian Brown disappeared from social media after claiming that he was under attack and some very strange things were happening to him. 'Something is happening, keep me in your prayers please. SCREEN RECORD THIS.
I don't know,' Brown wrote on the post. "I'm certainly under attack... I can't go into so much detail," Brown said, asking his followers to keep their eyes open.
His followers expressed apprehension on social media that he was probably killed, kidnapped or silenced for his invention.
But his mother Nia Brown told DailyMail that Julian was safe. He was keeping a low profile for his safety and so she could not reveal any further details about Julian, his location etc.
'I can confirm Julian is safe but in the best interest of his security I'm not able to provide any more information,' she said.
Pyrolysis is not something new
Experts on social media argued that Julian Brown did not discover anything new. He invented Plastolin a machine for himself that converts plastic waste into fuel. But the process pyrolysis has been known for decades, they said, adding that there is no reason anyone would want to kill Julian Brown.
For days, however, Julian Brown built suspense as he said he was being surveilled, he found a secret helicopter circling him in the middle of nowhere.
Julian Brown was featured by Forbes as the founder of Naturejab and an innovation in the use of microwave pyrolusts of plastic waste. "He is a also a 776 Climate Fellow, a program of the 776 Foundation that funds young people who want to 'build a better future'," the Forbes profile said.
The Forbes report said Brown received a $100,000 grant from Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit and husband of Serena Williams
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