Manassas, Virginia

Manassas is an independent city located in the state of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 35,135. This city is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis combines the city of Manassas (along with Manassas Park) with Prince William County for statistical purposes. The City of Manassas is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.

Famous (or Infamous) Residents

In 1990, Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband John Wayne Bobbitt's penis as he slept. The story and trial garnered international headlines and under unfortunate circumstances, put Manassas on the map.

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Lorena Bobbitt - John Wayne Bobbitt

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Mary Roach and Travis Tucker both appeared in season four of American Idol (one of only a handful of communities to have more than one unrelated notable contestant in the same season, and the smallest).

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In October of 2002, Dean Harold Meyers was shot while pumping his gas at a Manassas gas station. The shooting was later linked to the "DC Sniper" attacks.

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In February of 2005 former Manassas resident Ryan Brocato was arrested, after beating his mother to death with a baseball bat. After the murder, he fled to Manassas to "talk" to his dad. It was at this time that he was caught.

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