June 1977
Events that took place in Fairfax County in June, 1977:
- June 4 – 17 year-old David J. Bona is struck by a car and fatally injured on Telegraph Road in Alexandria. He is taken to Alexandria Hospital, where he is pronounced dead. The driver, 22-year-old Ernest L. Spalding, flees the scene, but is later arrested and charged with manslaughter.[1][2]
- June 5 – 23-year-old Karen S. Ensall is raped and stabbed to death by her 22-year-old brother-in-law Bruce M. Rogers in the woods behind her parents' house at 5906 Banning Place in Burke.[3][4][5]
- June 11 – 47-year-old Harrison Snell is shot to death by Fairfax County Police Officer Edgar J. Wimberly in front of the Fairfax Heritage Apartments in Annandale after Snell fires three shots at Wimberly, who returns fire.[6]
References
- ↑ "Manslaughter Charge."Evening Star, 6 Jun. 1977, NIGHT FINAL, p. 14. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Mount Vernon High Student, in Accident." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jun 09 1977. ProQuest. Web. 5 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Woman, 23, Slain in Fairfax."Evening Star, 6 Jun. 1977, NIGHT FINAL, p. 14. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Luray Man Charged in Stabbing Death of His Sister-in-Law." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jun 07 1977. ProQuest. Web. 11 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Fairfax Weighs 1st Trial Under New Death Penalty." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 24 1977. ProQuest. Web. 11 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Murphy, Caryle. "Man Fatally Shot by Police Identified as Disabled Vet." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jun 14 1977. ProQuest. Web. 31 May 2014.
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