Army investigators revealed new details in the mysterious death of a former soldier at Fort Carson and are hoping a $15,000 reward will help them close the nearly 6-year-old case.
The body of Joseph Eric Barker, 21, was found on Feb. 22, 2006, in a sewage treatment tank on the post. Years of investigation have yet to reveal how Barker died after a night of drinking with Army buddies.
On Monday, the Army’s Criminal Investigations Command said witness accounts state that Barker was last seen being led from a barracks “to a dark colored vehicle.” Witness accounts also include another previously undisclosed detail: Illicit drugs may have been involved.
Barker’s mother, Lynda Carlock, of Oklahoma, said that for the first time in years she has hope questions about Barker’s death can be resolved.
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