July 1966
Events that took place in Fairfax County in July, 1966:
- July 14 – 37-year-old Herbert H. Steele is convicted of first degree murder for fatally shooting his ex-wife Pattie at her home at 6925 Oak Ridge Road in Falls Church on February 15.[1]
- July 28 – 15-year-old Michael J. Rich commits suicide by burning himself to death in a wooded area off Harrison Lane in the Groveton area of Alexandria. Rich's charred and decomposed corpse is found on August 1 by a boy picking blackberries.[2][3][4]
- July 31 – Three teen aged boys burn a seven-foot-high wooden cross in the Gum Springs neighborhood of Alexandria.[5]
References
- ↑ "Man Convicted in Fairfax of Murdering Ex-Wife." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jul 15 1966. ProQuest. Web. 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Charred Body found in Woods by Fairfax Boy." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Aug 03 1966. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Body of Youth Burned to Death is Identified." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Aug 04 1966. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Death of Youth Near Groveton Called Suicide." Evening Star, 4 Aug. 1966, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 22. NewsBank. Accessed 26 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Cross Burned by Teenagers." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Aug 02 1966. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2017.
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