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Jayme Lee Biendl
Incident
Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl was strangled in the Monroe Correctional Facility's chapel by an inmate.
Officer Biendl was assigned to the prison's chapel. A prisoner, who was serving a life sentence, strangled Officer Biendl during an escape attempt.
The inmate was discovered missing during a routine headcount shortly after 9:00 pm. He was located three minutes later in the prison chapel's lobby and informed the officers that he had planned to escape.
After an equipment inventory was completed it was discovered that a set of keys and radio were missing. Other officers were dispatched to Officer Biendl's assigned duty post and found her unresponsive. CPR was initiated but she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics a short time later.
On May 9th, 2013, the suspect was found guilty of aggravated first-degree murder and sentenced to death. His death sentence was subsequently commuted to life in prison.
Officer Biendl had served with the Washington State Department of Corrections for eight years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Biendl gave the Washington State Department of Corrections 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Biendl.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Washington State Department of Corrections has lost 11 officers; 6 of them killed feloniously.
Jayme is one of 187 officers killed feloniously in WA, 55% of the 340 remembered there.
Jayme is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Jayme is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2011, 1 officer at Washington State Department of Corrections was killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 2011, 2 officers in WA were killed feloniously, the 21st heaviest of 96 years on record. The heaviest was 1935, with 8.
In 2011, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 2011, 92 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Jayme was 34. Of the 4 killed feloniously at Washington State Department of Corrections whose age is recorded, half were between 33 and 35.5; the middle age was 33.5. Jayme had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Jayme was 34. Of the 159 killed feloniously in WA whose age is recorded, half were between 33 and 46; the middle age was 41. Jayme had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Jayme was 34. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Jayme had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jayme was 34. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Jayme had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 16.7% of these deaths at Washington State Department of Corrections, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.7%.
January holds 7% of these deaths in WA; November holds the most, 11.8%. Saturdays: 16%.
January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.
January holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 54.5% of all 11 deaths at Washington State Department of Corrections, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 50% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 55% of all 340 deaths in WA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 4.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 1.8% of these deaths.
Her people
Washington State Department of Corrections has 11 officers remembered here, Jayme among them.
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Herbert L. Briggs
Feb 12, 1934
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William Warfield
Nov 17, 1970
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Roger G. Sanders
Sep 1, 1978
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William Cross
Jun 15, 1979
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Michael Steven Erdahl
May 29, 1985
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Jayme Lee Biendl
Jan 29, 2011
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Berisford Anthony Morse
May 17, 2020
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David Alan Christensen
Dec 29, 2020
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Gabriel Kyle Forrest
Jun 17, 2021
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Darryl Goodrich, Jr.
Aug 20, 2021
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Jay Miller
Feb 11, 2023
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
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