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Cheating Colorado husband charged with murder after claiming wife with postpartum depression killed herself

Nypost · · 482 words · By Ella Morrison
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Cheating Colorado husband charged with murder after claiming wife with postpartum depression killed herself See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Cheating Colorado husband charged with murder after claiming wife with postpartum depression killed herself See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A Colorado mother of two said to be suffering from postpartum depression was found dead in her shower last week — in what her sleazebag husband claimed was a tragic suicide.

Common ground

Now, Patrick Theodore Barnett has been charged with the murder of his wife, Lindsey Barnett.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Investigators learned that Patrick was having an affair with a woman he met online three months ago”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim.
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Claim 2: “Lindsey, who worked as a school teacher and gave birth to their second child in February 2025”
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One source confirms she was a schoolteacher. However, the claim about giving birth in February 2025 is not corroborated by the provided evidence; one source mentions a child born 8 months prior but does not specify February 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The year 2023 was the sixth year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_in_Bare_Knuckle_Fighting_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fear, Inc. is a 2016 American comedy horror film directed by Vincent Masciale and written by Luke Barnett. The film stars Lucas Neff, Caitlin Stasey, Chris Marquette and Stephanie Drake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American former mixed martial artist, submission wrestler, professional wrestler, and color commentator. Barnett previously competed for the Ulti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Barnett
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Claim 3: “Patrick Theodore Barnett has been charged with the murder of his wife, Lindsey Barnett.”
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Multiple web search results from news sources confirm that Patrick Theodore Barnett has been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of his wife, Lindsey Barnett.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a type of brain damage that has been found in 345 of 376 deceased former National Football League (NFL) players, according to a 2023 report by the Boston Univ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_with_chron…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Progressive Era (1890s–1920s) was a period in the United States characterized by multiple social and political reform efforts. Reformers during this era, known as Progressives, sought to address …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harold Barnett McSween (July 19, 1926 – January 12, 2002), was a Louisiana politician who served in Louisiana's Eighth District for two terms as a Democrat. McSween was born, and died, in Alexandria, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_B._McSween
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Claim 4: “blood patterns in the bathroom suggested that Lindsey’s body had been repositioned”
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The Mirror US reports that the blood pattern indicated the victim's body had been moved before the 911 call.
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web search NEUTRAL — The blood pattern alone indicated the victim's body had been moved before Patrick called 911. Lindsey's body also exhibited multiple bruises, including on her arms and legs, which resembled defensive …
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/colorado-dad-accused-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick Barnett’s version was simpler. He said they were working on their marriage. They had just returned from a trip to Scotland with a friend. He claimed there was no infidelity from either side.
https://theslope.co/news/patrick-barnett-faces-murder-and-ta…
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Claim 5: “cops discovered a “dainty” bloodied footprint, likely from a female, between the bed and the bathroom.”
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The search results provided for this claim discuss unrelated cases in Norwalk, Texas, and Boracay, and do not mention a footprint in the Barnett case.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police followed a blood trail from the Norwalk Inn, 99 East Ave., to South Main Street in South Norwalk — more than two miles away — after staff at the hotel found bloody footprints around 10:15 p.m. …
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Police-Bloody-footprints…
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web search NEUTRAL — She found blood in the hallway and the bedroom door locked. When she got inside, she discovered blood everywhere and alerted her father.3A&E. Teacher Manuela Allen Murder Rocks a Texas Small Town Pete…
https://legalclarity.org/the-footprint-at-the-lake-murder-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — A bloody footprint, found inside the Boracay mansion hours after three Hong Kong businessmen were murdered there last week, has been identified as that of a foreign national, according to the police.
https://www.scmp.com/article/455746/bloody-footprint-linked-…
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Claim 6: “Patrick is being held without bond at the Jefferson County Jail”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “Around 6 a.m., Patrick frantically called 911 and claimed that his wife had “cut herself and her throat,””
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Multiple sources confirm Patrick Barnett called 911 around 6 a.m. claiming his wife had 'cut herself and her throat'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Mitchell Barnett (February 23, 1962 – March 9, 2024) was an American whistleblower who was known for his substantiated safety and quality reports to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) abou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnett_(whistleblower)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce Springsteen is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded almost 400 songs over a career lasting six decades. He began his career in the 1960s with local New Jersey bands the Castiles, Earth…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Porsche 911 GT3 is a high-performance homologation model of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is a range of high-performance models, which began with the 1973 911 Carrera RS. The GT3 has had a succes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_GT3
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Claim 8: “the mistress had called for a wellness check on him Thursday afternoon after he’d gone quiet”
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The provided evidence consists of unrelated Wikipedia entries (UCF football, Mary Jane Kelly, Richard Osman) and does not mention a wellness check or a mistress.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Thomas Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless. He has…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UCF Knights football team represents the University of Central Florida (UCF) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights are led by f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Jane Kelly (c. 1863 – 9 November 1888), also known as Marie Jeanette Kelly, Fair Emma, Ginger, Dark Mary and Black Mary, is widely believed by scholars to have been the final victim of the uniden…
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Claim 9: “Cops examined Lindsey’s body and found she was covered in bruises, including on her arms and legs — some of which appeared to be defensive wounds”
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The arrest affidavit and news reports describe bruises on her arms, legs, back, and hips, specifically noting that some resembled defensive wounds.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found with her throat slit in her bloodied Lakewood, Colo. home on Thursday, Aug. 13, the Lakewood Police Department said in a statement. Her husband, 40-year-old Patrick Theo…
https://www.aol.com/articles/man-claimed-wife-postpartum-dep…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsey had injuries beyond the wound to her neck. The affidavit describes bruises on her arms, legs, back and hips, a fresh injury to her left knee, a scratch across her right shoulder and a cut to h…
https://www.fox13news.com/news/teacher-found-dead-throat-sli…
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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick Theodore Barnett, 40, has been charged with his wife’s murder after claiming she slit her own throat. Lakewood Police Department.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/cheating-colorado-hubb…
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Claim 10: “He is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 20.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “The 37-year-old was found with her throat slit in the bloodied shower in their Lakewood home during the early morning hours on Aug. 13”
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Three independent web search results confirm Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found with her throat slit in the shower of her Lakewood home on August 13.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gordon Ryan (born July 8, 1995) is a retired American submission wrestler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, considered by many to be the greatest no–gi grappler of all time due to his many accomplis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 20,629, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of …
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Claim 12: “One side of the couple’s bed was also found drenched in a large amount of blood but the bathroom where Lindsey was found showed little evidence of blood”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing video games) and do not mention the crime scene details regarding the bed or bathroom blood levels.
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