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A heartbreaking incident in Fairfax, Virginia, on February 28, 1973, resulted in the death of two-year-old William McMillan. The male toddler was a victim in a devastating murder-suicide carried out by his father.

The tragedy occurred when 36-year-old Harry McMillan shot and killed his estranged wife, 21-year-old Delores S. McMillan, his mother-in-law, 53-year-old Ruth M. Sherman, and his young son, William. The violence took place at a rented cabin at 8811 Lee Highway. Following the murd ...Read More

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Victim Details

William McMillan

Male

Fairfax

VA

1973-02-28

3

William

McMillan

05/22/2026