Overview
- Walker won one of three seats in Tuesday’s municipal election and will be sworn in Monday, according to local reports.
- She pleaded guilty in 2003 to manslaughter and perjury in the 2002 death of Canadian tourist Derek Rogers and served a 10-year sentence.
- Investigators reported that Rogers was found on Old Orchard Beach severely beaten with sand forced into his mouth and throat.
- Now working in peer recovery services, Walker campaigned on lived experience with addiction and homelessness and says she is a different person.
- Her campaign was sponsored by the progressive nonprofit Food and Medicine, and the outcome drew online criticism even as local rules do not bar people with criminal records from holding office.