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Moore had always worked in IT, firstly in a shop in Lincoln, then latterly with Voluntary Service Overseas, which sent him to Guyana. He was working for the US management consultancy Bearingpoint when he was abducted in May 2007.</p><p></p><p><strong>Alan McMenemy</strong>, 34, a security guard from Glasgow. Little biographical detail is known about him. He was one of the four GardaWorld bodyguards assigned to Moore. He was the guard who said, in video footage released last year, "physically I'm not doing well. Psychologically I'm doing a lot worse." Married to Rosalyn McMenemy, with two young children.</p><p></p><p><strong>Alec Maclachlan</strong>, 30, from Llanelli, south Wales. A former paratrooper, he made the switch to the more lucrative role of security guard. He has a five-year-old son.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jason Swindlehurst</strong>, 38, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. A former soldier who also took up security after leaving the forces. A postmortem established that he was killed by a gunshot wound. His body was handed over to British authorities last month. He is survived by an eight-year-old daughter, and a former partner, Kerry Wallace, whom he married in 2002.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jason Creswell</strong>, 39, from Glasgow. He joined the army at 16, but left to join private security firm GardaWorld. His body was handed over to British authorities last month. Last year, it was claimed that Creswell had killed himself, but his mother dismissed the rumours: "Jason's not that sort of guy – he's very strong, very wilful, and not one to take his own life." 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