January 1969
Events that took place in Fairfax County in January, 1969:
- January 7 – 20-year-old Margaret A. Wisniewski is struck by two cars and killed as she attempts to cross Columbia Pike at Bennett Drive in Annandale. Wisniewski is taken to Fairfax Hospital, where she is pronounced dead.[1]
- January 10 – Pendleton R. Wilson is sentenced to three years in prison by Judge Percy H. Thornton for the fatal shooting of 31-year-old construction worker James F. Clark in Springfield on July 26, 1968.[2]
- January 13 – 44-year-old William B. Waugh is fatally injured when he is crushed by an earth scraper at a construction site in Lorton. Waugh is taken to the Fairfax Hospital, where he dies that afternoon.[3]
- January 16 – 22-year-old James D. Stover is convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing Francis P. Koerner with a bayonet during a fight at a McLean gas station on July 25, 1968.[4]
- January 20 – 31-year-old Earl J. Scott settles an argument with his 27-year-old wife Mattie by stabbing her 26 times in her home at 7927 Richmond Highway in Alexandria. Mattie Scott is taken to Fairfax Hospital, where she is pronounced dead.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Girl, 20, Is Killed, Hit by 2 Cars on Columbia Pike" Evening Star, 8 Jan. 1969, Four Star Stocks Final, p. 28. NewsBank. Accessed 7 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Klose, Kevin. "Wilson Gets 3 Years in Triangle Slaying." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): E5. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jan 11 1969. Web. 7 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ " Workman Killed In Lorton Accident" Evening Star, 14 Jan. 1969, Four Star Stocks Final, p. 29. NewsBank. Accessed 7 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Arlington Man Guilty In Slaying With Bayonet" Evening Star, 17 Jan. 1969, Four Star Stocks Final, p. 54. NewsBank. Accessed 17 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Woman Slain, Husband Held." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jan 22 1969. ProQuest. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Man Gets 10 Years in Slaying." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 21 1969. ProQuest. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
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