Sep 11, 2008 6:15 pm US/Eastern
Outrage Over Killer's Return To Manchester
MANCHESTER, N.H. (WBZ) ―
Residents are outraged that a convicted child killer is back in their community.
Raymond Guay, now 60, was released from a West Virginia prison after serving 35 years for several violent crimes, including the 1973 murder of 12-year-old John Lindovski of Nashua.
Back then, Guay pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Officials say he lured Lindovski into his car and brought him to a wooded area. When the boy escaped and tried to run away, Guay hit him with a piece of wood and shot him in the head, they say.
Mayor Frank Guinta is calling for the chief of the U.S. Probation and Parole officer in New Hampshire, Thomas K. Tarr, to remove Guay from the city and, if possible, the state.
Guinta said Guay was supposed to be going to a halfway house in California, but the halfway house rejected Guay because he was considered too dangerous.
According to Guinta, Guay was then supposed to live with his brother in Washington, N.H., but the brother backed out of the arrangement at the last minute. A church group then helped Guay to move into a rooming house at 195 Bridge St.
Guinta is frustrated that Tarr did not give city or state leaders more notice that Guay was moving to Manchester.
He called Guay "one of the more violent criminals in the history of the state."
Guinta said the probation department has asked for time to work out a solution.
Gov. John Lynch sent Tarr a letter expressing his anger.
"The governor feels this is a callous disregard for the people of the state, to relocate Mr. Guay to the exact place where this horrible incident occurred," a spokesperson told WBZ.
Manchester School Superintendent Thomas Brennan is so concerned about Guay's return that he had all students bring home a letter to their parents Thursday. It reads in part:
"I have been informed that this individual [Guay] is residing in close proximity to Central High School. ... The purpose of this letter is to reassure you that we are very concerned about the situation and will continue our high level of vigilance to ensure the safety and well being of all children of the Manchester School District.
"We will be working with the Manchester Police Department and the City Administration so that if any additional action is required we will be able to respond in a timely manner."
WBZ has been unable to reach Tarr for comment.
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