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In February 2021, “the Reading Man” of Grand Junction, a man named Warren Barnes, became the target of an aspiring serial killer. Two days after Warren was last seen by his friends, a local teen’s mom found a severed head and hands in her son’s closet.  

Also, Junction apparently refers to the confluence of the Colorado River and the Gunnison River—though there are also some trains in Grand Junction. 

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Episode Source List:

 https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/07/warren-barnes-reading-man-killer-sentenced/ 

https://www.mesacounty.us/news/district-attorney/cohee-found-guilty

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/moment-us-police-arrest-teen-who-hid-head-of-homeless-man-he-murdered-in-closet-5353873  

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/closing-arguments-made-in-cohee-trial/article_5d287e64-a26f-11ed-873f-079866165563.html 

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/documents-reveal-grisly-details-in-murder-investigation/article_0c324ab4-7ddf-11eb-af82-2b6f81889002.html 

https://www.kjct8.com/2023/01/28/prosecution-rests-their-case-brian-cohee/ 

“It was a Frenzy.” Signs of a Psychopath. Season 7, Ep. 3.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gjsentinel/name/warren-barnes-obituary?id=6904348