February 1964
Events that took place in Fairfax County in February, 1964:
- February 8 – 75-year-old Mary E. Martin is killed in Alexandria by 18-year-old Gary Green as she walks along Franconia Road and Green strikes her with his car.[1]
- February 14 – 40-year-old Judith E. Cox fatally shoots three of her children: 14-year-old Danny, 11-year-old Laurie Beth, and 4-month-old Timothy, and mortally wounds the fourth, 2-year-old Joe, before committing suicide in the family home at 421 Carolyn Drive in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood of Falls Church.[2]
- February 23 – To cover his petty theft, a 15-year-old boy sets a fire at the Braddock Elementary School in Annandale, causing $300,000 in damage.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Fairfax County Woman Killed by Car while Walking on Road." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 09 1964. ProQuest. Web. 25 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Dewar, Helen. "Mother Kills Three Children, Herself in Falls Church Home." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): A1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Feb 15 1964. Web. 6 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Cause of School Blaze Eludes Investigators." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 25 1964. ProQuest. Web. 15 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Youth, 15, Admits Igniting School." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Mar 13 1964. ProQuest. Web. 15 Jan. 2018.
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