Boeing whistleblower John Barnett’s cause of death deemed as ‘suicide’ in autopsy report

An autopsy report for John Barnett, the Boeing whistleblower who was found dead on the day he was due to testify against the jetliner giant, was released Friday — and the coroner writes “the manner of death is best deemed, ‘Suicide.'”

Questions have been raised about the sudden death of Barnett, 62, on March 9 ahead of giving testimony against his former employer, prompting his lawyers to urge Charleston, South Carolina, police “to investigate this fully and accurately,” and adding: “We need more information about what happened to John.”

The seemingly open-ended conclusion of the coroner does little to quell doubts about how he met his end.