The Boeing Whistleblower Who Got Suicided Last Week Allegedly Told A Family Friend, "It's Not Suicide", Just Days Before His Death
Newsweek - John Barnett, the 62-year-old Boeing whistleblower discovered dead with a gunshot wound in South Carolina Saturday, had previously told a family friend not to believe what authorities would say if he was found dead, according to local network ABC News 4.
Speaking to ABC News 4 Jennifer, who didn't give a surname and was described by the network as a "close family friend" of Barnett, claimed he told her not to believe any reports of his suicide some time before his death.
She claimed he insisted "I ain't scared" before adding "but if anything happens to me it's not suicide."
Jennifer said: "I know he did not commit suicide there's no way. He loved life too much, he loved his family too much, he loved his brothers too much to put them through what they're going through right now...I think somebody didn't like what he had to say and wanted to shut him up and didn't want it to come back on anyone so that's why they made it look like a suicide."
You could tell me that Jennifer had a nose job and a sex change and legally changed her name to Jennifer from Pinocchio and I would still believe every word she has to say about this case because it stinks to high heavens.
Even Barnett's lawyers, who have interacted with him more on a daily basis lately than anybody said none of this story makes sense and that John would never take his own life.
Barnett was in the midst of a legal dispute related to his whistleblowing when he died. In a statement his lawyers, Robert Turkewitz and Brian Knowles, said there was "no indication" he would take his own life.
The statement read: "John was in the midst of a deposition in his whistleblower retaliation case, which finally was nearing the end. He was in very good spirits and really looking forward to putting this phase of his life behind him and moving on. We didn't see any indication he would take his own life. No one can believe it.
"We are all devastated. We need more information about what happened to John. The Charleston police need to investigate this fully and accurately and tell the public what they find out. No detail can be left unturned."
And I know this comes as a shock, but from the most recent NY Post piece this past weekend, where they interviewed several plant workers where Barnett used to work up until 2017 said it was just delightful to work there.
NY Post - “I don’t know what to believe. We don’t really talk about it on the (assembly) line. We’re on camera from the minute we get on the property. They can hear us. So no one wants to talk about it at work.
“A lot of people are skeptical, because he made some pretty powerful enemies.”
Another Boeing employee who spoke to The Post said: “Nothing surprises me when it comes to Boeing. It’s a good job but you’ve got to stay in line. If you don’t, you won’t work there anymore.”
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Doesn't that sound like a place where morale is high and workers take pride in their product and the company brand?
It's pretty wild to think about the fact that if you have enough money, and are powerful enough, you can basically make anybody you need to disappear in the country.