John Clifford "Cliff" Baxter, a 43-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was an executive at Enron Corporation. He was born on September 27, 1958, in Amityville, New York, and graduated from New York University and Columbia University. Baxter served in the U.S. Air Force from 1980 to 1985, achieving the rank of captain. He joined Enron in 1991 and rose to the position of Chief Strategy Officer before resigning in May 2001.
Baxter was deeply troubled by the unethical and possibly illegal
accounting practices at Enron. He had voiced his concerns to several executives, including Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow. After Enron's bankruptcy in December 2001, Baxter was subpoenaed to testify before Congress regarding his knowledge of the scandal. On January 25, 2002, Baxter was found dead in his black Mercedes-Benz S500 in Sugar Land, Texas, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A suicide note was found in his wife's car at their home. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death a suicide.
There were no arrests, suspects, or litigations related to Baxter's death. The investigation concluded that there was no foul play involved. Baxter's death was partly dramatized in the documentary "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room."
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