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.Police Beat: Former Gay Porn Star Accused of Rape Commits Jail Suicide Southern Voice, July 22, 2005 .Mike Fitzpatrick, "Gay Porn Star Rape Suspect Hangs Self In Jail" , Quest News; Volume 12, No. 13, July 21, 2005.Felisa Cardona, "Suspect in rapes hangs self in Boulder jail", Denver Post, July 14, 2005.
Early life and career Wagner was born in 1968 in Bismarck, North Dakota. He had a brother and three sisters.
Under the stage name Tim Barnett, he appeared in more than twenty gay pornographic films in the early 1990s. He had also worked as a part-time ski instructor and as a real estate agent in Aspen, Colorado.
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,Wayne Harrison, "Suspected Serial Rapist Arrested By Boulder Police" , TheDenverChannel.com, June 12, 2004. an unsolved 1994 rape case in Lakewood, Colorado, and another in 1995 in Austin, Texas."Real Estate Agent To Be Charged In Series Of Boulder Rapes" , TheDenverChannel.com, June 18, 2004. According to law enforcement officials, DNA evidence linked him to the crimes.
Wagner hanged himself with a bed sheet in his jail cell in Boulder and died July 13, 2005. He was 37.Webb, Dennis (July 13, 2005). "Wagner hangs himself in Boulder jail". The Aspen Times. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
See also List of male performers in gay porn films
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