November 1978
Events that took place in Fairfax County in November, 1978:
- November 13 – 27-year-old Gary D. Hunter crashes his car into the house at 4802 Twinbrook Road in Fairfax and dies in the ensuing fire.[1]
- November 21 – 21-year-old James T. Clark, Jr. is sentenced to death by Judge Richard Jamborsky for killing George H. Scarborough on January 31 in a murder-for-hire plot. Clark's response upon hearing his fate is to tell the judge, "Well, it was nice to know you," and spit at the judge's bench.[2]
- November 21 – In her second fatal stabbing of the year, 27-year-old Mary S. Bellfield kills 28-year-old Francis W. Dyson in their shared home at 3503 Rolling Hills Avenue in Alexandria. Dyson is taken to Mount Vernon Hospital, where he is pronounced dead.[3]
References
- ↑ Tofani, Loretta. "Driver Dies as Car Hits Home, Starts Fire." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Nov 14 1978. ProQuest. Web. 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Death Sentence Given in Va. Murder." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Nov 22 1978. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1996). Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
- ↑ Bercovici, Liza. "Woman Held in 2nd Stabbing Death." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Nov 22 1978. ProQuest. Web. 21 Aug. 2016.
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