Overview
- Walker was one of three winners in Tuesday’s nonpartisan council election and will serve a three-year term.
- She pleaded guilty in 2003 to manslaughter and perjury in the death of Canadian tourist Derek Rogers and served a 10-year sentence, while her brother also pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
- Investigators and contemporaneous reports said Rogers was found severely beaten and suffocated with sand on an Old Orchard Beach boardwalk in 2002.
- Walker has emphasized recovery from addiction and her work with homeless and recovery programs, and she received support from the progressive nonprofit Food and Medicine.
- News of her election drew intense criticism on social media, and no legal challenge to her eligibility has been reported.