A chilling discovery and call to the police led to a murder that shocks the conscience. Recorded statements become critical evidence at trial.
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Warren Barnes
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Sculpture Tribute to “Reading Man”, Warren Barnes
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Additional Source Material
- “The reading man” of Grand Junction was killed by a stranger. His friends in downtown aren’t done telling his story.
- US Teen Hid Head Of Homeless Man He Murdered In Closet To Satisfy “Fascination With Morbid”
- Parents Discover Teen Son’s Horrifying Secret
- Killer of Warren Barnes, Grand Junction’s “reading man,” sentenced to life in prison
- Chilling moment killer confessed to storing victim’s severed head in his closet
- Moment police arrest teenager Brian Cohee who hid head of homeless man he murdered in closet
- The alleged killer thought no one would miss him. But the “reading man” has been missed — and now memorialized.