A Mother Finds a Human Head in Her Teen’s Room

Grand Junction resident Warren Barnes, aka “the reading man” sits alone reading a book in an alley off Main Street in downtown Grand Junction on June 24, 2018. (William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun)

In March 2021, Terry Cohee was in her son's bedroom when she noticed something strange sticking out of his cupboard.

Her son had always been troubled, showing signs of autism, ADHD, depression, and a fascination with the morbid and macabre. But she thought it was harmless. He was 19, and these were probably the interests most frustrated teens had.