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Dr. Armando Fortonado

1996

Brazilian forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on soldier Marco Chereze; found an unusually virulent, rapidly fatal bacterial infection and says a connection to contact with a non-human entity cannot be ruled out, based partly on secondhand family testimony, though he did not personally witness any such contact.

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Connections (2)

confirmedMarco Eli Chereze
performed his autopsy and found an unusually virulent infection
confirmedJames Fox
gave him testimony about the autopsy findings
Source: 1996 Varginha incident; James Fox, Moment of Contact (2022) & 2026 conference
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