October 1982
Events that took place in Fairfax County in October, 1982:
- The Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center opens in Fairfax.[1]
- October 9 – 18-year-old Ray E. Novotny commits suicide in Springfield by sitting on the Accotink Creek Railroad Bridge and allowing a train to strike him.[2]
- October 28 – 18-year-old Clydel D. Diggs shoots 48-year-old David Thomas, Jr. in the head with a .32 caliber revolver after the two men have sex at Thomas' apartment at 3604 Derwood Lane in the Sulgrave Manor Apartments in Mount Vernon. He then steals $25 and Thomas' car.[3][4] Thomas' corpse is discovered November 1.[3]
References
- ↑ "In Short: Juvenile Detention Center Opens in Fairfax" The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 20 1982. ProQuest. Web. 21 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Teen-Ager is Killed by Train at Accotink." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): B10. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Oct 10 1982. Web. 16 Jan. 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Slain Man found by Residents in Franconia Area." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Nov 03 1982. ProQuest. Web. 8 Mar. 2016 .
- ↑ Moore, Molly. "Man, 18, Pleads Guilty to Murder In Shooting Case."Washington Post. The Washington Post, 9 Mar. 1983. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.
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