Former Boeing employee and whistleblower John Barnett has been found dead in the United States from an apparent “self-inflicted” wound.
Mr Barnett, a former quality manager at the US aerospace giant, retired from Boeing in 2017 after 32 years.
The Charleston County coroner stated Mr Barnett died on March 9 “from what appears to be a self-inflicted wound,” with police now investigating.
The 62-year-old had raised concerns about Boeing’s production standards and was giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company before his death.
Although he was scheduled to attend further questioning on Saturday, Mr Barnett failed to show up.
According to the BBC, Mr Barnett was found dead in his truck in the parking lot of his Charleston hotel in South Carolina following inquiries as to his whereabouts.
In a statement, Boeing expressed sadness at Mr Barnett’s passing, offering condolences to his family and friends.
“We are saddened by Mr Barnett’s passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends,” the statement read.
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He was murdered.
My faith in humanity is being restored by reading the comments in here. Thanks fello hoomans❤
Why would a former employer wish condolence to a retired employee. Did they do that for past employee retirees nationally ??
No way!
Obviously this man did not kill himself and this Aeroplane company is a huge suspect like come on dude they killed this man because he had the sauce on em and they didn't want to pay simply put
No one believes it was suicide for a second, Boeing needs to be investigated but unfortunately there’s no one to do it, these companies buy their way out of everything
Of course the corner would say that they got the whole town bought and paid for. Just look up Boeing donations to the city of Charleston SC..Follow the💰
So assisted suicide is legal in America now
Self inflicted 😂😂😂
USA is covered in surveillance cameras. There has to be footage somewhere.
Criminal investigation required. Our governments must be held accountable if they do not intervene and find the murderers
Suicide? Bullshit.
😢
If it's a Boeing, you are going! Down!
Watch your back Boeing.Vengeance is mine says the Lord?
self inflicted through the BACK of his head?
The bullet was recovered. Stamped on it was "definitely not made by Boeing"
Oh shit. Where was Hillary?
Suicide by whistleblowing
If I was collecting evidence on my employer’s safety malpractice, I’d stay alive to present my mountains of evidence and stay alive to name names. I think my soul may decide to “rest” after I point out people and processes involved. . But not before so. But that’s just me, personally.. I bet there was a degree of gang-stalking involved that led him to take his own life.. I don’t know him.. I HOPE he’s good.. can’t even say for sure he’s resting in peace..
Should keep seatbelts on. Turbulence can cause the same thing.
My dad was a B-52 electrician when I was born in 1955. Boeing is a great company, with great people, who build world-class aerospace products.
Stands up bravely to save thousands of lives against a big american company, ends it on the way to testify? Yeah sure, that sounds real. 🤷🤦♂️🤣
"self-inflicted"
Right……
This is what happens when you try to expose the military industrial complex, the shadow government and the corruption. You get the Jeffrey Epstein treatment and they “suicide” you.
My favorite quote from today “I didn’t know Bill and Hillary Clinton worked for Boeing”
Clintonized him.
Murdered by Boeing , no other question about it.
Lets look back to Karen Silkwood.
Boeing is genuinely falling apart
Sure. It's just a complete coincidence he was about to submit evidence when he randomly decided to take his life.
Call me crazy but BULLSHIT. Boeing is starting to panick and their tying up loose ends 🤷
So dramatic. Probably he stabbed himself 10 times in the heart according to the technical procedures.
Passengers on a BOEING 787 ," SCREAMLINER " got the ride of their lives going from Sydney to Auckland ! Follow the new motto,… If you're Flying on a BOEING,.. You SHOULDN'T BE GOING !!!
Suicide? Ok. Yeah. Sure.
Ah yes, speak out against the system and you get suicided. President Biden should be directly held accountable for this the same way we hold Vladimir Putin accountable when he makes people do "suicides."
Your media has lost credibility all along
"Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground"
There is a war for your mind, example: Self-inflicted Suicide, is a use of language to reinforce an object of blame, manipulation thru language. It is like repeating 'you did it, you did it, you did it' over and over to insure you conclude that you did it. "Self-Inflicted Taking Of One's Own Life" says "it had nothing to do with anyone else, nothing to see here"…..just Super His Fault!
"Apparent" seems right.
How convenient..
“Suicide” yeah no lmao if you believe it was suicide your stupid