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While listening to closing arguments Thursday in the murder trial of Erick Walker, Molly Conley’s father, John Conley, holds a copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird” that Molly had put her name on. Conley explained that the book was a favorite of Molly’s and that she was rereading it at the time she was killed. Conley has kept a bookmark in the book on the page where Atticus explains to Scout why it is wrong to kill a mockingbird.

By Diana Hefley and Scott North Herald Writers

EVERETT — A birthday slumber party brought Molly Conley to Lake Stevens. She had just turned 15.

There was a cake, silliness and plans to watch a “Harry Potter” movie. She and her friends decided to make a late night trek to the lake. Molly never made it back. Her dad Thursday clutched a copy of “To Kill a

Mockingbird” as he listened to lawyers give closing statements. The Harper Lee novel was one of his daughter’s favorites. Molly’s mom later made her way to the front of the packed courtroom to hug Snohomish County deputy

prosecutor Ed Stemler and thank him. Superior Court Judge Thomas Wynne instructed the jury to return to the courthouse Friday to begin See CONLEY, Page A2

Robert Gates talks change 42-year In leading Boy Scouts, ex-CIA director wants to move the organization ahead

fire chief retires

Greg Corn joined the Marysville district in 1973 as a volunteer firefighter, eventually becoming a leader his colleagues called sincere. By Rikki King Herald Writer

estimated 330 people, raised money for the Mount Baker Council, which supports scouting programs in Snohomish, Island, Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan counties. Gates, who resides in Skagit County, has an illustrious resume of public service, beginning with a job at the Central Intelligence Agency at age 22. He rose to become director of the

MARYSVILLE — Greg Corn was 20 years old and he needed a job. He’d worked for a boat manufacturer, a telephone pole company and as a dishwasher. He saw a sign that Fire District 12, north of Marysville, needed volunteers. On April 1, 1973, Greg Corn Corn joined the district as a volunteer firefighter. That became a 42-year career. Friday marks Corn’s last day as the Marysville fire chief. A retirement reception was held Thursday at Fire Station 62 on Shoultes Road. Corn, who turns 63 next month, hopes everyone at the fire department enjoys the work as much as he did. “It’s very rewarding,” he said. “We get to really be involved and connected with the community.” As a teen, Corn had moved to

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See CORN, Page A5

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EVERETT — Cub Scout Jake Miller of Pack 16 in Mukilteo knew the white-haired man in the well-pressed suit was a prominent person. But the 8-year-old greeted former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates as he did everyone else attending Thursday morning’s Friends of Scouting breakfast in the Edward

D. Hansen Conference Center at Xfinity Arena. “I said, ‘Good morning, sir. Free breakfast down the hall,’ ” Jake recalled. And Gates’ response? “He laughed,” Jake said. Gates, the national president of the Boy Scouts of America and the event’s keynote speaker, told the crowd he wants to help modernize and transform an organization he considers a “national treasure” and

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a critical force for developing future leaders. “Scouting had the greatest influence, together with my parents, of shaping my basic character and my outlook on life,” he said. “It is the finest organization for building character, teaching leadership, cultivating a sense of the importance of service to others and inculcating the stern virtues by which a civilization is made and sustained.” The event, which drew an

Dear Abbey The gong has rung: The sixth season of the British costume drama “Downton Abbey” will be its last, show producers announced Thursday (Page A2). The final season is currently in production, but The Buzz can disclose the following spoilers: Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . . B6

■ The Bateses are blessed with a child — who is promptly arrested for the murder of Mr. Green. ■ “By jove, I have secured Downton’s future by investing heavily in the American stock market,” Lord Grantham announces one day in October 1929. ■ In a wacky mixup, Lord Grantham wears black tie to

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dinner and is mistaken by the Dowager Countess for a waiter. Wait, that already happened. Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida (Today in History, Page D6). “Have discovered a curious land,” Ponce de Leon wrote Sports . . . . . . . C1 Stocks . . . . . .A12

in his logbook. “The natives appear to be mostly elders who live in enclosed settlements with other elders. They take their evening meal quite early in the afternoon. They return to their dwellings for an evening entertainment they call ‘Downton Abbey.’ The married ones seldom speak to each other except to argue.”

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Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Robert Gates, who is the national president of the Boy Scouts of America, is greeted by Cub Scouts Noah Brandenburg (left), Jake Miller (center) and Spencer Bloom, all 8 years old and from Mukilteo. Gates spoke in Everett on Thursday.

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