Who Is Ingrid Lane?
- kristin0214
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Every news article called her a 37-year-old bipolar Buddhist musician. None of them mentioned Sandia National Laboratories. None mentioned quantum computing. None mentioned the NNSA report with her name in it, published seven months before she vanished.
On October 15, 2023, Ingrid Coleen Lane disappeared in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. Her abandoned car was found on a remote forest road near the Valles Caldera, with a boulder through the rear window, three laptops inside, and an unopened burner phone still in its packaging. Search dogs picked up her scent near the vehicle. Then the trail simply ended.
If you have read anything about her case, you already know the version that has circulated for almost three years. Thirty-seven years old. Married. Bipolar. Buddhist. Musician. A woman struggling with her mental health who went for a hike and never came back.
That description is not false. It is just radically incomplete. And on Wednesday, June 24, Fear and Wine is releasing Part 1 of a full investigative series that corrects the record.
The Story Nobody Told You
Ingrid Lane was a neuroscientist and bioengineer at the Mind Research Network at the University of New Mexico, an institution with documented ties to both Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories. She was listed in the Sandia National Laboratories Center for Computing Research organizational directory under Organization 01425: Quantum Computer Science.
What That Actually Means
Sandia National Laboratories is not a university research center. It is a national nuclear security laboratory operated for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. Its quantum computing division sits at the direct intersection of national security and the most advanced computing research in the world.
In March 2023, seven months before she disappeared, Ingrid's name appeared in a report titled the NSE Workplace of the Future, catalogued as SAND2023-04694R: an NNSA Strategic Outlook Initiative document co-produced by Sandia and the Kansas City National Security Campus. She is listed as a Sandia contributor.
"Not one news article about her disappearance mentioned any of it."
A National Pattern
In April 2026, the FBI confirmed it is investigating the deaths and disappearances of at least 13 scientists and researchers connected to Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and MIT. The House Oversight Committee has issued formal letters to the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, NASA, and the FBI demanding answers.
Ingrid Lane's name has not appeared in a single one of those federal documents.
Fear and Wine was among the first outlets to identify her Sandia connection and the NNSA report. Our research has since been cited by national publications covering this case. We have been in direct contact with Ingrid's mother, Rebecca Lane, who confirmed that the detective assigned to her daughter's case told her Ingrid has now been formally added to the FBI's investigation list. We have filed public records requests across three New Mexico jurisdictions. We have confirmed that her case remains an active investigation today.
This series is where all of that work lives.
Part 1 — Releasing Wednesday, June 24: Who Is Ingrid Lane
The full investigative episode. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
What's In Part 1
This episode covers Ingrid's complete biography: her Peabody Conservatory training, her academic path through Johns Hopkins and St. John's College, her Buddhist practice at the Bodhi Manda Zen Center, and her marriage to astrophysicist Louis Scuderi, who builds directed energy weapons software for the Air Force at Kirtland Air Force Base. It covers the NNSA report, the Sandia connection, and why every outlet that covered her disappearance left out the most important part of her story.
It also covers something that happened while we were building this series: a direct email from Ingrid's mother, confirming her daughter's case is now tied to a federal investigation most Americans have never heard of.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ingrid Lane?
Ingrid Coleen Lane is a 37-year-old neuroscientist, bioengineer, and quantum computing researcher who disappeared in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico on October 15, 2023. She worked at the Mind Research Network at UNM and was listed in Sandia National Laboratories' Quantum Computer Science division.
Is Ingrid Lane connected to the FBI missing scientists investigation?
Yes. Ingrid's mother was informed by the detective assigned to her case that Ingrid has been added to the FBI's investigation list of missing scientists with connections to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her name has not yet appeared in any public federal document related to that investigation.
Where can I listen to the Ingrid Lane series?
Part 1 releases Wednesday, June 24, 2026 on Fear and Wine's public feed, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The series continues with additional parts available to Patreon members at patreon.com/fearandwine.
What happened to Ingrid Lane's car?
Her vehicle was found abandoned on Forest Road 144 near the Valles Caldera National Preserve with a shattered rear window, three laptops inside, and an unopened burner phone. This is covered in detail in Part 2 of the series.
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If you have information about Ingrid Lane, reach out to us at fearandwine.com. Her family is looking for answers. So are we.
Listen to Part 1 — Wednesday, June 24
Sources
NNSA / Sandia National Laboratories: SAND2023-04694R, March 2023
Sandia National Laboratories Center for Computing Research, Org. 01425
Santa Fe New Mexican, "A search for peace in the Jemez wilderness"
LA Magazine, "The Strange Disappearance of Neuroscientist Ingrid Lane"
The Pugilist (Substack), Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, May 2026
House Oversight Committee formal letters to DOE, DOD, NASA, FBI, April 2026
Direct correspondence with Rebecca Lane, May 2026