After the horrific murder of four children took place in Dearborn Heights, questions arose about the identity of the man behind the murderous acts.
Gregory Green allegedly killed four children and attempted to murder his wife on Wednesday. Police say after the murders, Green sat on his porch and awaited police.
After some investigating done by Local 4’s Shawn Ley, it was found that Green is actually an employee at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and has TSA clearance.
"While TSA and the FAA are taking my water bottle from me before I enter the airport, a convicted murderer was cleared to work for the food company that supplied the planes," said Local 4 legal analyst Neil Rockind. "In this day and age, with all of the concerns about airport security, etc, it is shocking to learn that a convicted murderer was working at the airport with security clearance and just as shocking to learn that the law and regulations may have permitted it."
Given Green’s history - he was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in 1991- it was alarming to know that a man with such a brutal criminal history was able to be around aircrafts and possess security clearance. But his employer says that it wasn't aware of the crime.
Sky Chefs sent Local 4 this response to our inquiry:
"We are shocked and saddened by this tragic event that involved Gregory Green. Mr. Green has been an employee of our company for approximately one year. We follow all local, state and federal guidelines on employment records accordingly.
"Our employees are subject to background checks by our company and the TSA. Our checks go back for a ten-year period and did not indicate any issues with Mr. Green during that time frame. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this tragic event." -LSG Sky Chefs
Green’s murder conviction was more than 10 years ago, and though FAA regulations list ‘murder’ as a disqualifying factor for airport security clearance, Green was able to get by because of the amount of time that has passed since his conviction.