August 1978
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1978:
- August 12 – The body of 12-year-old Billy Viscidi is found buried in a shallow grave in the back yard of his home at 503 Princeton Terrace SW in Vienna, about 46 yards from the family house.[1]
- August 26 – 20-year-old Theodore R. Pope, Jr. drowns in Burke Lake when the rowboat he is riding in capsizes.[2]
- August 29 – 58-year-old Louis King is shot to death in his home at 3530 Queen Ann Drive in the Country Club Hills neighborhood of Fairfax by his loser son, 18-year-old unemployed high school dropout Gary King.[3]
References
- ↑ Feinstein, John, and Patricia Camp. "Body Discovered in Yard of Missing Boy's Home." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Aug 13 1978. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
- ↑ "Boat Mishap Fatal in Fairfax County." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 27 1978. ProQuest. Web. 23 July 2016 .
- ↑ Grubisich, Thomas. "Fairfax Man, 18, Charged in Slaying of Father, 58, in Bedroom of Home." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): A12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Aug 30 1978. Web. 12 Apr. 2012.
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