In March, 2024, Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead in his truck at a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina after a break in depositions in a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit.
In an email at the time to Corporate Crime Reporter, Barnett’s attorney Brian Knowles wrote that Barnett “was supposed to do day three of his deposition here in Charleston on his AIR21 case.” (AIR21 refers to a federal law that provides whistleblower protection for employees in the aviation industry.)
“Today is a tragic day,” Knowles wrote. “John had been back and forth for quite some time getting prepared. The defense examined him for their allowed seven hours under the rules on Thursday. I cross examined him all day yesterday (Friday) and did not finish. We agreed to continue this morning at 10 a.m. (co-counsel) Rob (Turkewitz) kept calling this morning and his (Barnett’s) phone would go to voicemail. We then asked the hotel to check on him. They found him in his truck dead from an ‘alleged’ self-inflicted gunshot. We drove to the hotel and spoke with the police and the coroner.”
Inspired by John Barnett’s whistleblowing at Boeing, documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy is just out with a new Netflix special – Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing.
The movie does a deep dive into the once-iconic aviation giant, uncovering new revelations and capturing voices from inside Boeing.
It’s Kennedy’s follow up to her 2022 Netflix movie about the Boeing Max crashes – Downfall: The Case Against Boeing.
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