Originally Posted by
Garcia37
Well, John Barnett himself stated that if something happened to him, it was not a suicide.
Actually, some of Barnett's friends claim that he said that. It may be true, but it's not established. And whether it's true or not, it isn't, in and of itself, evidence relating to the cause and manner of his death.
The Charleston County coroner preliminarily said that Barnett's death appeared to be a suicide. The coroner's office has access to way more evidence than we do at this point. The local police are conducting an investigation. There's no reason to think that it will be anything other than fair, thorough and open-minded.