FLASHBACK: WHO KILLED TERRY YEAKEY?

Then a 14-year police veteran, he was among the first to respond to the 1995 bombing. His attorney later said he "pulled dead babies” from the rubble.

Kenneth John Griffin, 48, wasn't the perfect family man he appeared to be in photos.

In fact, if police allegations are true, the former Oklahoma City police officer was neck-deep in a murder-for-hire plot when he committed suicide in jail Thursday.

The Oklahoman was told that:

•Griffin, who had fallen for another woman, was plotting to have his wife, Maya Griffin, killed in order to collect life insurance benefits.

•He repeatedly tried to hire a killer before he was arrested Wednesday afternoon.

•On Thursday, he phoned his wife from jail to say he'd been set up, then hung himself in his cell.

That narrative — a story of betrayal and tragedy — is at odds with the images posted on his wife's MySpace page. In those, he smiles at the camera during family trips to Colorado and Mexico, his arm around his wife.

In those, he looks happy and fortunate, and there is nothing to hint at murder.

His arrest and death
About 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, police pulled Griffin over in the 2400 block of SW 15. Investigators feared for his wife's life, and he was jailed without bail.
About 1:30 p.m. Thursday, a detention officer saw Griffin alive and well, said Capt. Kelly Marshall, Oklahoma County sheriff's spokeswoman.

"About 2 o'clock, he was found hanging,” Marshall said.

"Attempts were made to revive him by our detention staff. Shortly thereafter, rescue and EMSA arrived and revived him, but he was declared dead.”

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The amendments build on previous reforms by the then Howard government which required Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement wiretapping provisions in VoIP services.

Private organisations will be handed "quasi-police" powers under separate government plans announced on Monday.

Attorney-General Robert McClelland said business owners will be handed powers to intercept employee e-mails without notice in a bid to prevent cyber-terrorism.

Consumer advocacy groups are outraged by the reforms and have questioned the motives of the government, labelling the move as a blatant invasion of privacy.

NSW Council of Civil Liberties president, Cameron Murphy, said the changes are unnecessary and will inadvertently subject hundreds of people to privacy violations.

"These laws will massively increase the number of interception points available for techniques such as wiretapping," Murphy said.

"Everything from online chatting, to Skype (VoIP) and mobile phone calls will be open to interception."

He believes the changes are being driven by law enforcement which is effectively offloading its work on the private industry.

The reforms also violate the privacy of other parties involved in a monitored communication channel, according to the Council, the Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) and the Electronic Frontiers Association (EFA).

The organisations told Computerworld that NSW law, which allows businesses to intercept employee e-mails with consent, is a breach of the TIA and the Privacy Act. The problem arises from ambiguity in the law which does not stipulate rules for dealing with third party information, and what constitutes consent.

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