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A weird story gets even weirder. In 2007, Robert Levinson—a former FBI agent—disappeared in Iran after meeting with an American fugitive there. It’s unclear who’s holding him, though Iranian officials say they don’t know of his whereabouts and deny the country is holding him. But the U.S. government said Thursday that his family received proof late in 2010 that Levinson is still alive. Authorities say they have no idea why evidence surfaced now, but hope that it’s a positive sign for efforts to free him