May 1968
Events that took place in Fairfax County in May, 1968:
- May 1 – 42-year-old Robert M. Snapp is convicted of manslaughter for shooting his estranged wife Betty outside his house at 2801 Fort Drive in Alexandria on February 3.[1]
- May 8 – The operation to move the Dranesville Tavern near Herndon to preserve it from the widening of Leesburg Pike begins, but is halted when the structure begins to sag.[2]
- May 29 – 30-year-old Barbara A. Smith, a stenographer at the Fairfax County Police Department's Annandale substation, dies at the Fairfax Hospital from complications following a botched abortion.[3][4] On a recommendation from Fairfax County Police Captain Olin F. Sanders, Smith had been taken to a motel on Route 1 in Alexandria by Calvin D. Hammersley, where she paid $500 to 25-year-old Benjamin T. Brown to perform an abortion on her.[4][5] Brown's medical expertise apparently consisted of performing janitorial duties as an orderly at the Alexandria Hospital, from where he had recently been fired.[4] Smith returned to her home in Herndon where she lived with her husband and children and collapsed before being taken to the hospital.[4]
References
- ↑ "Man Convicted in Wife's Death." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. May 03 1968. ProQuest. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Gorska, Fifi. "Big Dig"Evening Star, 11 May 1968, Two Star, p. 31. NewsBank. Accessed 26 Jul. 2018.
- ↑ "Area Police Captain Charged." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 08 1968. ProQuest. Web. 27 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Yenckel, James T. "Trial Told 'Doctor' was Custodian." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 26 1968. ProQuest. Web. 27 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ "Court Gets Abortion Guilty Plea." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Mar 14 1969. ProQuest. Web. 27 Dec. 2013.
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