October 1970
Events that took place in Fairfax County in October, 1970:
- October 4 – 25-year-old Jerome Wilson, Jr. is shot and mortally wounded by his wife, 21-year-old Joan D. Wilson, as they sit in her 1965 Corvair in the parking lot of the Luther Jackson Intermediate School in Falls Church. He then wrestles the .22 caliber revolver away from her and shoots her to death. Jerome Wilson is taken to the Fairfax Hospital, where he dies early the next morning.[1]
- October 10 – Two hunters find the partially disarticulated skeleton of Patricia A. Moore in Woodbridge.[2]
- October 12 – 18-year-old William G. Psimas shoots and mortally wounds 13-year-old newspaper carrier Todd K. McKinney outside Psimas' home at 5000 Kingston Drive in Annandale when Psimas mistakes McKinney for a prowler tampering with his 1963 Mercury Comet. The injured McKinney collapses in the driveway of nearby 4920 Kingston Drive and dies of his wounds.[3]
- October 19 – 50-year-old William P. Sikes is convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced by Judge James Keith to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting his 53-year-old wife Mary at their home at 6819 Jackson Avenue in Falls Church on January 10.[4][5]
- October 26 – Michael W. Straight and his former wife, Dr. Belinda Crompton Straight, give Green Spring Farm to Fairfax County for use as a museum. The farm will form the core of the Green Spring Gardens park in Alexandria.[6]
References
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Man, Wife Shoot each Other Dead." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): C1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Oct 06 1970. Web. 16 Mar. 2012.
- ↑ Curry, William N. "Clifton Girl's Death Listed as Murder." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): C1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Oct 12 1970. Web. 16 Oct. 2011
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Newspaper Carrier Slain in Fairfax." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Oct 13 1970. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Mate Sentenced in Wife's Death." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Oct 20 1970. ProQuest. Web. 15 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Taylor, Walter. "Man Is Given 25 Years In Slaying of His Wife." Evening Star, 20 Oct. 1970, Three Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 19. NewsBank. Accessed 15 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Fairfax Given Historic Farm." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): C2. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Oct 27 1970. Web. 12 Jan. 2012.
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