May 1969
Events that took place in Fairfax County in May, 1969:
- May 1 – Dr. Lawrence M. Watts is appointed as the new Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools by the Fairfax County School Board.[1]
- May 7 – 31-year-old Earl J. Scott pleads guilty to second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his 27-year-old wife Mattie in Alexandria on January 20.[2]
- May 29 – Ronald W. Pryor, a member of the Pagan's motorcycle enthusiast club, shoots and nearly beheads 22-year-old Marine Corporal Walley L. Gaddis, Jr. in Lorton, leaving his nude corpse to be discovered two days later in a wooded area near the intersection of Silverbrook and Lorton Roads.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Klose, Kevin. "New York Educator Appointed to Head Fairfax School System." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. May 02 1969. ProQuest. Web. 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Fairfax Man Admits Guilt in Stabbing." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. May 08 1969. ProQuest. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Nude Body of Man Identified as Marine." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 02 1969. ProQuest. Web. 24 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ "'Cycle Rider Held For Gaddis Death." Daytona Beach Morning Journal 21 July 1970: 10. Print.
- ↑ Curry, William N. "'LSD Tripper' Guilty in Marine's Death." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Dec 10 1970. ProQuest.Web. 24 Aug. 2016 .
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