Widow of murdered Anamosa corrections officer speaks at Iowa Workers Memorial Day event

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE. TODAY, STATE LEADERS HONORED WORKERS WHO WERE INJURED OR LOST THEIR LIVES ON THE JOB. TODAY IS WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY. UNION WORKERS AND LEADERS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE STATE CAPITOL THIS MORNING, INCLUDING THE WIDOW OF ANAMOSA STATE PENITENTIARY OFFICER ROBERT MCFARLAND. TWO INMATES ARE NOW SERVING LIFE IN PRISON FOR BRUTALLY BEATING AND KILLING MCFARLAND AND NURSE LORENA SCHULTE WITH HAMMERS. THREE YEARS AGO, WIDOW SARAH MONTAG REFLECTED ON HER FAMILY'S LOSS. YET EVEN AMIDST THE DARKNESS OF OUR LOSS, THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE, A HOPE BORN FROM THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WE GATHER TO HONOR ROBERT LORENA AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. CASS LET US NOT ONLY REMEMBER THEIR NAMES,S, BUT ALSO THE PROFOUND IMPACT THEY HAD ON THE LIVES OF OTHERS. MCFARLAND'S FAMILY IS NOW SUING THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CLAIMING THE PRISON WAS OVERCAPACITY AND UNDERSTAFFED AT THE TIME OF THE MURDERS. KCCI SAT DOWN WITH MCFARLAND'S WIDOW EARLIER THIS MONTH. YOU CAN WATCH THAT

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Length: 1min 15sec (75 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 30 2024