- Joshua Dean was a quality auditor at Boeing supplier, Spirit AeroSystems.
- Dean died on Tuesday, months after testifying against his former employer.
- In March, a Boeing whistleblower was found dead with a "self-inflicted gunshot wound."
A whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring manufacturing defects on the 737 Max died on Tuesday.
Former Spirit AeroSystems employee Joshua Dean, 45, died after contracting a sudden illness, The Seattle Times reported on Wednesday. Dean's aunt, Carol Parsons, told the outlet that Dean went to the hospital after he had trouble breathing some two weeks ago.
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