Bradford Thomas Wagner
Wagner under his stage name, Tim Barnett, in An Officer and His Gentlemen (1995)
BornMarch 31, 1968
Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 13, 2005(2005-07-13) (aged 37)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Other namesTim Barnett
Occupation(s)Real estate agent and pornographic film star

Bradford Thomas Wagner (March 31, 1968 – July 13, 2005) was an American real estate agent and former pornographic film actor who committed suicide while in police custody as a suspected serial rapist.[2][3][4]

Early life and career

Wagner was born in 1968 in Bismarck North Dakota. He had a brother and three sisters.[1]

Under the stage name Tim Barnett, he appeared in more than twenty gay pornographic films in the early 1990s.[2] He had also worked as a part-time ski instructor[5] and as a real estate agent in Aspen, Colorado.[6]

Arrest and death

Police arrested Wagner in June 2004. He was a suspect in the rapes of five women between 1993 and 1998 at the Tantra Lake and Bridgewalk apartment complexes in Boulder, Colorado,[5][7] an unsolved 1994 rape case in Lakewood, Colorado, and another in 1995 in Austin, Texas.[6] According to law enforcement officials, DNA evidence linked him to the crimes.[6]

Wagner hanged himself with a bed sheet in his jail cell in Boulder and died July 13, 2005. He was 37.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituaries." Bismarck Tribune. July 20, 2005.
  2. 1 2 Police Beat: Former Gay Porn Star Accused of Rape Commits Jail Suicide Archived September 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Southern Voice, July 22, 2005 .
  3. ↑ Mike Fitzpatrick, "Gay Porn Star Rape Suspect Hangs Self In Jail", Quest News; Volume 12, No. 13, July 21, 2005.
  4. ↑ Felisa Cardona, "Suspect in rapes hangs self in Boulder jail", Denver Post, July 14, 2005.
  5. 1 2 Wayne Harrison, "Suspected Serial Rapist Arrested By Boulder Police" Archived 2007-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, TheDenverChannel.com, June 12, 2004.
  6. 1 2 3 "Real Estate Agent To Be Charged In Series Of Boulder Rapes" Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, TheDenverChannel.com, June 18, 2004.
  7. ↑ Dell'Amore, Christine. "Local man faces rape charges in Boulder". www.postindependent.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  8. ↑ Webb, Dennis (July 13, 2005). "Wagner hangs himself in Boulder jail". The Aspen Times. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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