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John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.

It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

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[-] Wooster@startrek.website 106 points 9 months ago

Is this a Russian style self inflicted wound…?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 123 points 9 months ago

My brother in Freedom Jesus, faking a murder to look like suicide is as American as apple pie!

Hell the most notorious pedophile in history, who definitely had video of the world’s richest men committing statutory rape and assault, killed himself in one of the most secure locations anyone could imagine, surrounded by guards and video cameras! And nobody saw a thing! HA! And we’re all like “well i guess that sordid chapter is over” hahahaha. Oh man. It literally works every. single. time.

[-] underisk@lemmy.ml 57 points 9 months ago
[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Wow the FBI are gamers

Jokes aside, holy shit that's monstrous

[-] underisk@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Monstrous yes, but not as monstrous as what they did next.

[-] Audrey0nne@leminal.space 44 points 9 months ago

The Russians will throw someone out the window or poison them in a very obvious way, the Americans will put two in their head and have it ruled a suicide.

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

I love the one where the guy “killed himself” by duck taping himself to a lawn chair and then throwing himself in the pool.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 months ago

No, it's probably more of a mob style self-inflicted wound. Didn't say he shot himself in the head twice and jumped out a window.

[-] generalpotato@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Cases like these should be called Russian Suicides.

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

With how many assassinations the US carries out, I think they deserve to at least be called USicides

[-] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

No window was involved, so- probably not.

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