Lawyers for Whistleblower John Barnett Blame Boeing for His Death

John Barnett’s body was discovered in a vehicle on the same day that he was scheduled to appear in court to deliver his testimony against Boeing.

The nose of a Boeing commercial airliner is seen in Sydney, Australia, on March 14, 2019. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Lawyers for Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who was found dead in South Carolina in March following an apparent suicide, have blamed his death on the plane maker.

In a joint statement to The Epoch Times on May 21, Mr. Barnett’s lawyers, Robert Turkewitz and Brian Knowles, cited a suicide note allegedly left by the former Boeing employee before his death.