sense of relief to aaron asheroff but it didn't. >> my feelings are, that he was sentenced 24 to life in prison, and that's personally what i wanted to see him serve. >> reporter: a little more than a year ago, aaron asheroff and his 9-year-old daughter melody were walking in a crosswalk near their home in nevado. shaffer who's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, plowed his motorcycle toward them going twice the speed limit. melody died and asheroff lost his leg. melody's father told us this afternoon, that shaffer's violent death does not ease the pain he and his family feel every day. >> if amount of suffering that this individual caused is just tremendous. >> reporter: san quentin officials say another inmate came up behind shaffer in the prison reception yard yesterday morning and stabbed him several times. they don't know why. the suspect is another bay area man, frank anthony souza a tattoo artist who has been at the prison since january. sentenced to 60 years to life for killing a homeless man in san jose in 2007. authorities say uza used a homemade metal prison wea

. >> reporter: aaron asheroff is the father of 9-year-old melody. she's the girl that shaffer is accused of killing. that was more than a year ago. melody died that day, her father lost his leg. investigators say shaffer's alcohol blood level was more than half the legal limit and his motorcycle was going past the posted 35 miles per hour. >> i feel that shaffer should have served his term in prison, i mean, life in prison. >> reporter: san quentin officials say 31-year-old frank anthony souza is the primary suspect in the killing of shaffer. souza was convicted of killing a homeless man in san jose during an argument after souza stole his bicycle. souza came from behind shaffer with a homemade weapon. >> it's a piercing kind of weapon that's pretty sophisticated. >> reporter: san quentin officials say they don't know the motive for the killing that both men were in the prison reception recreation yard yesterday. and would have been sent to higher security prison soon to serve out their terms. now this is the first prison inmate killing here at san

almost twice the posted 35-mile an hour posted speed limit. 9-year-old melody asheroff died the next day. her father aaron lost a leg and is left with a lifetime of pain physically and emotionally. >> the amount of suffering that this individual caused is just tremendous. >> reporter: osteroff says shaffer's death brings no relief. that he would have rather spend him spending his life behind bars. >> i think it's violence yet more violence. i mean, my daughter died a very violent death because of shaffer. she was murdered by shaffer. >> reporter: and he says, a life for a life still will not bring back his beloved daughter melody. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a rebellion by dozens of democrats failed today to stop the house of representatives from passing a $59 billion bill to fund the war in afghanistan. the house sent the measure on to president obama. it would pay for 30,000 additional troops for after afghanistan. they were upset that many domestic stimulus projects were stripped from the final measure. >>> helen tousher has told her staff that she has early stage cancer. she told her staff

almost twice the posted 35-mile an hour posted speed limit. 9-year-old melody asheroff died the next day. her father aaron lost a leg and is left with a lifetime of pain physically and emotionally. >> the amount of suffering that this individual caused is just tremendous. >> reporter: osteroff says shaffer's death brings no relief. that he would have rather spend him spending his life behind bars. >> i think it's violence yet more violence. i mean, my daughter died a very violent death because of shaffer. she was murdered by shaffer. >> reporter: and he says, a life for a life still will not bring back his beloved daughter melody. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a rebellion by dozens of democrats failed today to stop the house of representatives from passing a $59 billion bill to fund the war in afghanistan. the house sent the measure on to president obama. it would pay for 30,000 additional troops for after afghanistan. they were upset that many domestic stimulus projects were stripped from the final measure. >>> helen tousher has told her staff that she has early stage cancer. she told her staff