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That the Boeing whistleblower was assassinated.
This is contradicted by the publicly reported findings in John Barnett’s case: Charleston police concluded he died by suicide, and even his family’s later wrongful-death lawsuit described Boeing’s conduct as leading to a foreseeable suicide, not an assassination.
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This claim is too strong for the known Boeing whistleblower death that most readers will understand it to mean: John Barnett.
Police concluded their investigation by saying Barnett “took his own life” after reviewing the evidence. AP reported that Charleston police said they had concluded the investigation and that Barnett had longstanding mental-health struggles that intensified during the legal proceedings related to his whistleblower case.
That conclusion is also consistent with Barnett’s family’s later wrongful-death lawsuit. AP reported that the family alleged Boeing’s treatment of Barnett contributed to PTSD, depression, panic attacks, and anxiety, creating an elevated risk of suicide. The lawsuit explicitly said Boeing “may not have pulled the trigger.”
So while people may speculate online, the available reported findings do not support the assertion that a Boeing whistleblower was assassinated. In the best-known case, the official investigation and the family’s own later court filing both point the other way.
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- Police conclude investigation into suicide of Boeing whistleblower | AP News
A former Boeing manager who raised safety questions about the aircraft maker and was found dead after several days of depositions in South Carolina took his own life, police said Friday after concluding their investigation.
- The family of an airplane safety whistleblower is suing Boeing over his death | AP News
The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say killed himself... Whether or not Boeing intended to drive John to his death ... it was absolutely foreseeable that PTSD and John's unbearable depression, panic attacks, and anxiety ... would turn lead to an elevated risk of suicide. Boeing may not have pulled the trigger.