Nebraska Hires Man Convicted of Murder

What are they thinking?

Published on March 14, 2005 By Nebraskawoman In Current Events

Does anyone else think that this is a little disturbing? I can't believe that they weren't concerned about this conviction just because it was in another country. I don't like the thought of this guy running a state program. What do ya'll think?

Nebraska Hires Man Convicted of Murder
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March 14, 2005 3:33 PM EST
LINCOLN, Neb. - A man convicted in absentia of murdering Dian Fossey, the American wildlife researcher whose work in Africa was the subject of the movie "Gorillas in the Mist," has been hired by the state of Nebraska to oversee a mental health office.

The Health and Human Services System announced Monday that Wayne Richard McGuire will be a program administrator for the Behavioral Health Office of Consumer Affairs.

McGuire told The Associated Press that his conviction did not come up during the interview process. And HHS spokeswoman Kathie Osterman said the state agency knew of the conviction and was not troubled by it.

"Some background checks were done ... and we felt comfortable offering him the position," Osterman, said.

McGuire, an American, was found guilty in Rwanda in the 1985 slaying of Fossey, who was hacked to death at a jungle camp in Rwanda. McGuire has remained in the United States, which does not have an extradition agreement with Rwanda, since the conviction. He most recently worked for a mental health agency in Oklahoma.

"She was murdered. I was not involved," McGuire told the AP.

Comments

Dr Guy

on Mar 14, 2005

"She was murdered. I was not involved," McGuire told the AP.

Then he should clear his name. I know if I was innocent of something that serious, I would want to clear my name.

And yes, I find it disturbing given the field they hired him in. But Oklahoma did it first.

Reiki-House

on Mar 14, 2005

Found guilty in a Rwandan court? Gee I wonder if he got a fair trial. Did they provide him with a witch-counsel?

Nebraskawoman

on Mar 14, 2005

Then he should clear his name. I know if I was innocent of something that serious, I would want to clear my name.

Yeah he doesn't seem to be all that worried about clearing his name. If it was me I would be doing everything I could to clear my name.

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