March 1955
Events that took place in Fairfax County in March, 1955:
- March 8 – Burton E. Archer unintentionally kills himself in Fairfax when he loses control of his car and crashes into a dump truck on Route 50 at Fairfax Circle.[1]
- March 14 – 62-year-old Pauline Hall commits suicide near her home in Falls Church by placing her head on the tracks of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad and allowing a freight car to decapitate her.[2]
- March 18 – 17-year-old Robert L. Sigmon shoots his aunt, 35-year-old Isabel Harris, to death in the bedroom of her home in the Jefferson Manor neighborhood of Alexandria.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Driver Dies in Crash of Auto, Truck." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 17. Mar 09 1955. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 5 Oct. 2012.
- ↑ "Widow, 62, Decapitated by Train." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Mar 15 1955. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.
- ↑ "Court Orders Mental Test in Aunt Slaying." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 3. Mar 25 1955. ProQuest. Web. 13 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ "County Youth Pleads Guilty in Slaying." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 3. Aug 17 1956. ProQuest. Web. 13 Aug. 2016.
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