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Another capital classic: Washington prisoner serving LWOP suspected in guard murder

By Douglas A. Berman

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A sad story involving the murder of a prison guard from the state of Washington provides fodder for advocates of the death penalty now that the suspect has been revealed to be a prisoner already serving a life without parole sentence. This local article reports on the details: The inmate suspected of killing a corrections officer in Western Washington is a sex offender serving life in prison for the abduction and rape of a Spokane-area real estate agent in 1995. Byron Scherf, 52, who has a long history of violent sexual assault, is in an isolation facility after Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl, 34, was found dead Saturday night by fellow officers in the chapel lobby of the Monroe Correctional Complex, according to the Department of Corrections...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 31, 2011 (boomark / email).

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