Bradford Thomas Wagner

Bradford Thomas Wagner
Wagner under his stage name, Tim Barnett, in An Officer and His Gentlemen (1995)
Born March 31, 1968
Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.[1]
Died July 13, 2005 (age 37)[1]
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Other names Tim Barnett
Occupation Real estate agent and pornographic film star

Bradford Thomas Wagner (March 31, 1968 – July 13, 2005) was an American real estate agent and former gay 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 to Kenneth and Bernadette (née Glatt) Wagner. 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] 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 years old.[7]

Partial videography

  • A Slice of Devyn
  • The Abduction Series, Part II: The Conflict (Falcon Studios, 1993)
  • The Best of Scott Randsome
  • The Best Of Ty Fox (Catalina Video, 1996)
  • Captain Stud & His Seamen
  • Driven Home
  • The Hole
  • Urban Twinks

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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", TheDenverChannel.com, June 12, 2004.
  6. 1 2 3 "Real Estate Agent To Be Charged In Series Of Boulder Rapes", TheDenverChannel.com, June 18, 2004.
  7. ↑ "Accused Serial Rapist Commits Suicide In Jail", TheDenverChannel.com, July 13, 2005.
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