August 1976
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1976:
- August 15 – 19-year-old Jason J. Caporaletti is killed when he crashes his car into several trees near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Old Telegraph Road in Alexandria. Caporaletti is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he is pronounced dead.[1][2]
- August 17 – 31-year-old manager James D. Cox, Jr. is shot to death in the 7-Eleven at 7330 Richmond Highway in Alexandria during a bungled robbery by Kenny Bryant.[3][4]
- August 19 – After attempting to strangle her two children, 40-year-old Joanne E. Ryan hangs herself in the basement of her home at 9121 Rockefeller Lane in the Winston Knolls neighborhood of Springfield.[5][6]
- August 27 – 62-year-old Frank S. Goodner is beaten to death with a fireplace poker in his house at 6238 Cheryl Drive in the Ravenwood Park neighborhood of Falls Church.[7]
References
- ↑ "Rose Hill Man Killed in Fairfax Accident." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 16 1976. ProQuest. Web. 30 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Police Identify Va. Traffic Victim." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 17 1976. ProQuest. Web. 30 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Knight, Athelia and Charles R. Babcock. "Va. Slaying, Wounding Laid to Youth." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Aug 18 1976. ProQuest. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
- ↑ Grubisich, Thomas. "'Hardened Criminal' at 17 Given Life Plus 70 Years." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Jan 08 1977. ProQuest. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
- ↑ Knight, Althea. "Springfield Woman Hangs Self; Tried to Strangle 2 Children." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): B3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Aug 21 1976. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Bachrach, Judy. "Meditations on the Mystery of a Suicide: Lives Left Behind." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 151. Oct 10 1976. ProQuest. Web. 7 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ "Fatally Beaten Man is Identified." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): B5. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Aug 29 1976. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.
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