U.S. Navy · United States 
Steven Ary
1973
Steven P. Ary Sr. served the U.S. Navy for 4 years.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Edged weapon
What Happened
Correctional Officer Steven Ary was stabbed to death while working at SCI-Graterford. He was attacked in a corridor near the prison's kitchen and stabbed more than 40 times. The 24-year-old inmate was serving a life sentence for the murders of two patrons at a Philadelphia bar three years earlier. The charge of murdering Officer Steven was dismissed in court because the only witness refused to testify. Officer Ary was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1963 – 1967
Also Served
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Correctional Officer
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