Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead in Car by Apparent Suicide

The whistleblower was involved in a lawsuit against Boeing related to his safety concerns.
Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead in Car by Apparent Suicide
The nose of a Boeing commercial airliner is seen in Sydney on March 14, 2019. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
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John Barnett, a whistleblower who had been involved in a lawsuit against Boeing, was found dead on March 9 in South Carolina, according to local officials.

The 62-year-old was found dead “from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the Charleston County Coroner’s office told The Epoch Times in a statement.