1947
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1947:
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January
- January 11 - 18-year-old Elizabeth Breeden is killed and 6 others are injured when the Tennessean passenger train derails in Burke.[2]
July
- July 6 – 29-year-old Norman L. Plank is shot to death in the basement of his sister Nellie L. Burrer's house at 4108 Forest Lane in the Chesterbrook Woods neighborhood of McLean.[3][4] Although originally ruled a suicide by Fairfax County Coroner Nelson Podolnick, the discovery that Burrer's 1940 automobile, as well as a suit of her 19-year-old son's clothes and Plank's checkbook and the money from his wallet had been stolen caused police to realize the scene had been staged.[3][5]
September
- September 11 – Fairfax County Police Chief Carl McIntosh announces the promotion of Sergeant Cecil Brown to detective sergeant and Lewis H. Shumate to sergeant to replace Brown.[6]
References
- ↑ Burchard, Hank. "2 Police Captains made Inspectors by Fairfax." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): B3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jan 05 1967. Web. 6 Feb. 2012/
- ↑ Haseltine, N. S. "Flyer Jumps Track, Kills Girl, Hurts 6." The Washington Post (1923-1954): M1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Jan 12 1947. Web. 11 Jan. 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Police Doubt Clerk's 'Suicide,' Seek Walkie-Talkie Salesman." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Jul 08 1947. ProQuest. Web. 19 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Suspect in Plank Slaying Tells Conflicting Stories to Police." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 10. Jul 15 1947. ProQuest. Web. 19 Aug. 2014 .
- ↑ "D.C. Police Asked to Seek Plank's Car." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Jul 11 1947. ProQuest. Web. 19 Aug. 2014 .
- ↑ "Two Fairfax County Policemen Promoted." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Sep 12 1947. ProQuest. Web. 3 Sep. 2014
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