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Mourners remembering slain Washington prison guard

The Columbian
Published: February 8, 2011, 12:00am

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Mourners are remembering slain Washington Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl at a public service Tuesday afternoon in Everett.

Gov. Chris Gregoire and Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail are among those speaking at the Comcast Arena. The ceremony includes the presentation of a flag to Biendl’s family, the playing of taps, and a final radio call.

Biendl was strangled Jan. 29 in the chapel of the prison at Monroe. Her suspected killer is Byron Scherf, a three-strikes offender serving a life term for rape convictions.

The 34-year-old Biendl grew up and lived in Granite Falls. She went to work at the Monroe Correctional Complex in 2002 and was correctional officer of the year in 2008.

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