March 1977
Events that took place in Fairfax County in March, 1977:
- March 6 – 22-year-old Ursula M. Miltenberger is abducted, beaten, and stabbed to death in a field in Burke by Montie R. Rissell.[1][2]
- March 13 – The 214-year-old Bush Hill mansion in Franconia is destroyed by an arson fire.[3][4]
- March 27 – 27-year-old George Mason University student Sylvester W. Ogu drowns in Burke Lake when the rowboat he is riding in capsizes. Ogu, a nonswimmer, was not wearing a life vest.[5]
- March 28 – After a number of attempts, Centreville District Supervisor Martha Pennino finally persuades the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to endorse opening the Dulles Airport Access Road to commuter traffic.[6]
References
- ↑ Seaberry, Jane. "Body found in Fairfax Identified." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Mar 08 1977. ProQuest. Web. 3 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ Seaberry, Jane. "Rissell Confesses to Fatal Stabbing of Fairfax Woman." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Sep 30 1977. ProQuest. Web. 3 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ "Old School Burns" The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 14 1977. ProQuest. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.
- ↑ Murphy, Caryle. "Historic Plantation Razed by Arson." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 70. Mar 17 1977. ProQuest. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.
- ↑ "Boat Overturns in Burke Lake, Student Drowns." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 23. Mar 27 1977. ProQuest. Web. 14 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Grubisich, Thomas. "Pennino of Fairfax Makes Herself Known." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Apr 04 1977. ProQuest. Web. 25 Feb. 2014 .
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