Bradford Thomas Wagner
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Bradford Thomas Wagner (1968 - July 13, 2005) was an American real estate agent
and pornographic actor
who committed suicide while in police custody as a suspected serial rapist
.
, to Kenneth and Bernadette (Glatt) Wagner. He had a brother and three sisters.
Under the stage name
Tim Barnett who 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
.
s of five women between 1993 and 1998 at the Tantra Lake and Bridgewalk apartment complexes in Boulder, Colorado
, an unsolved 1994 rape case in Lakewood, Colorado
, and another in 1995 in Austin, Texas
. 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.
Real estate broker
A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy...
and pornographic actor
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
who committed suicide while in police custody as a suspected serial rapist
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
.
Early life and career
Wagner was born in 1968 in Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
, to Kenneth and Bernadette (Glatt) Wagner. He had a brother and three sisters.
Under the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Tim Barnett who appeared in more than twenty gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
pornographic films in the early 1990s. He had also worked as a part-time ski instructor
Ski school
A ski school is an establishment that trains skiers. The modern version of the ski school was invented by the Austrian ski pioneer Hannes Schneider in the early 1920s when he formalized instruction methods and established these methods as teaching principles for all ski instructors at his school.In...
and as a real estate agent
Real estate broker
A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy...
in Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
.
Arrest and death
Police arrested Wagner in June 2004 as a suspect in the rapeRape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
s of five women between 1993 and 1998 at the Tantra Lake and Bridgewalk apartment complexes in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
, an unsolved 1994 rape case in Lakewood, Colorado
Lakewood, Colorado
Lakewood is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fifth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 172nd most populous city in the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that in April 1, 2010...
, and another in 1995 in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. According to law enforcement officials, DNA evidence
Genetic fingerprinting
DNA profiling is a technique employed by forensic scientists to assist in the identification of individuals by their respective DNA profiles. DNA profiles are encrypted sets of numbers that reflect a person's DNA makeup, which can also be used as the person's identifier...
linked him to the crimes.
Wagner hanged himself with a bed sheet in his jail cell in Boulder, and died July 13, 2005.
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 FoxTy FoxTy Fox is an American pornographic actor who appears in gay and bisexual pornographic movies, He has also performed under the name J. Steele...
(Catalina VideoCatalina VideoCatalina Video is an award-winning production house of gay pornography, founded in 1978 by William Higgins. The company was primarily a distributor for Nova Studios in 1982. In 1987, Scott Masters was hired as its head of production, and he began making films for the studio...
, 1996) - Captain Stud & His Seamen
- Driven Home
- The Hole
- Urban Twinks