August 1980
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1980:
- August 3 – 18-year-old Timothy J. Koteff drowns in Lake Anne in Reston.[1][2]
- August 3 – The fifth annual Herndon 10-Mile Run inadvertently becomes the first annual Herndon Death Race when two runners, 31-year-old Patrick Reilly and 49-year-old Henry J. Kronlage, die of heat stroke suffered during the 10-mile race.[3][4]
- August 24 – 40-year-old Thomas D. Gorham fatally shoots his 26-year-old common law wife Vivian Carter at their home on Hayfield Road in Alexandria.[5]
References
- ↑ "Herndon Teen-Ager Drowns in Fairfax Lake" Evening Star, 4 Aug. 1980, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 50. NewsBank. Accessed 8 Oct. 2017.
- ↑ "Body Recovered from Lake Anne." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 04 1980. ProQuest. Web. 8 Oct. 2017.
- ↑ Meyers, Robert and Ed Bruske. "Jogger Dies, another Missing After Blistering Herndon Race." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): A1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Aug 05 1980. Web. 24 Apr. 2012.
- ↑ Bruske, Ed, and Robert Myers. "Second Runner is found Dead." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): A1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Aug 06 1980. Web. 24 Apr. 2012.
- ↑ Winner, Christopher P. "Fairfax Is Headed for a Record - in Murders"Evening Star, 3 Oct. 1980, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 55. NewsBank. Accessed 15 Dec. 2017.
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