August 1996
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1996:
- August 16 – 23-year-old Earl Ray Scott is sentenced to 43 years in prison for the December 18, 1995 murder of his girlfriend Dena N. Perera at 8518 Electric Avenue in the Tysons Woods neighborhood of Vienna.[1][2]
- August 18 – Off-duty D.C. police officer Robert T. Glover fatally shoots 48-year-old Auguster A. Carter as he drunkenly drags Virginia State Police Trooper Eric Radwick beside his Saab on Interstate 95 between the Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Newington exits in Springfield.[3]
- August 24 – 26-year-old soldier Ty Curiel is killed when the car he is riding in crashes into the railroad trestle support on Beulah Street near Backlick Road.[4]
References
- ↑ Fountain, John W., and Eric Lipton. "Nanny Shot, Killed in Family's Home." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Dec 19 1995. ProQuest. Web. 11 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Leff. "Nanny's Slayer Gets 43 Years in Prison." The Washington Post: 4. Aug 17 1996. ProQuest. Web. 11 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Keary, Jim. "D.C. cop kills driver to help officer: Car dragged trooper in Virginia." Washington Times [Washington, DC] 20 Aug. 1996: 3. General Reference Center GOLD. Web. 22 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ "Crash Kills Va. Soldier." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): B.04. National Newspapers Core. Aug 25 1996. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.
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