Harold Lamont "Walkin' Wili" Otey (August 1, 1951 – September 2, 1994) was an American criminal convicted of the 1977 rape and murder of Jane McManus, a 26-year-old photography student, in Omaha, Nebraska.

[1][2] Despite recanting his confession and maintaining his innocence for more than 15 years,[3] Otey became the first person to be executed in Nebraska since 1976 when the death penalty was reinstated.

[8] In the early morning hours of June 11, 1977, Otey headed to his home in Omaha, Nebraska after a night of partying.

As he walked home, he noticed 26-year-old Jane McManus, an Omaha photography student and waitress, sleeping on a sofa on the first floor of the house she shared with her sister.

Otey entered the house through the back door, stole a stereo set, and carried it outside, putting it down behind a nearby garage.

[13][14][15] On January 28, he was interviewed by two Omaha detectives, where he reportedly gave a voluntary statement which was a full confession to the rape and murder of McManus.

[16][17] He confessed to other crimes including attempted rapes but claimed the interviewing detectives had fed him details of the McManus murder and forced him to answer questions while he was under duress.

[19] He claimed an officer had told him that efforts were being made to connect him to an additional thirteen or fourteen murders in Florida.