July 1963
Events that took place in Fairfax County in July, 1963:
- July 18 – 35-year-old Edwin G. Grimsley drowns in Lake Barcroft when he is struck by an unknown person, fracturing his skull and causing him to drown. Grimsley had entered the lake in pursuit of four teenaged boys who were launching cherry bomb firecrackers at swimmers near Lake Barcroft's beach number 4. His body was discovered in six feet of water a few minutes later, with his jaw broken and his skull so badly fractured that it was determined that he would have died of his injuries had he not drowned.[1][2]
- July 21 – 43-year-old John W. Higdon, Jr. fatally shoots 33-year-old Amy Milton on the side of the road on the George Washington Memorial Parkway near the entrance to the Central Intelligence Agency in McLean.[3]
- July 30 – Lorton teenagers Patricia Ann Ennis, 16, Mabel L. Ennis, 15, and Charlotte L. Jencks, 19, burn to death in their house on the ironically-named Furnace Road. Fortunately, the four male members of the household, William C. Ennis, Clarence Ennis, Vernon Ennis, and Floyd Jencks manage to escape; Jencks saving baby Cindy Ann Ennis by throwing her out a window to her father, Clarence.[4]
References
- ↑ Douglas, Walter B. "Lake Death Stirs Hunt for Slayers." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): A1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jul 20 1963. Web. 13 Mar. 2012.
- ↑ "Year-Old Lake Tragedy Still has Police Baffled." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): C3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jul 18 1964. Web. 13 Mar. 2012.
- ↑ Doolittle, Jerry. "Mother Shot to Death by Suitor as Children, Friend Look On." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Jul 22 1963. ProQuest. Web. 14 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Dewar, Helen. "Fire Kills Three Girls in Lorton." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): A3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Jul 31 1963. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.
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