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News & Current Events Apr 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self in Annandale home, police say

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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self in Annandale home, police say
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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self in Annandale home, police say
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife and then himself in their home, police said Thursday.

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UUMD 2 days ago +1582
I hate that. I experienced my mother's violent death at home. I was four and for the most part was not traumatized (apparently). Even though I remember every detail. My brother was 7 and he still is. Decades later. These kids are teens. Sad.
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SignificantBoss8445 2 days ago +305
So sorry this happened to all of you ❤️
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lnc_5103 2 days ago +123
I'm so sorry.
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Malforus 2 days ago +756
Partial family annihilation... What a piece of unrepentant fertilizer. May his children move past this trauma and live good happy lives.
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Samiel_Fronsac 2 days ago +207
Fertilizer has a noble purpose. This f***** isn't fit to become microbe food.
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Wyatt821 2 days ago +424
Guy was also coming off sexual assault allegations.
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Sodomeister 2 days ago +72
From 7 years ago?
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BusyHands_ 2 days ago +778
F****** hell both their kids were at home when it happened. It's going to be a long road to recovery for them for having to live thru this.
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suivid 2 days ago +257
I have a short road of recovery from seeing your pfp.
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IceNein 2 days ago +176
Why did I have to see for myself? Why can’t I just believe.
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Alphaman06 2 days ago +100
I am going to trust both of you and not look. Lol
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DarthHiccups 2 days ago +53
Do not. It's better that way.
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DarthHiccups 2 days ago +93
What the hell possessed me to get curious and check out what you were talking about? Why? Whyyyy?
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Nairbfs79 2 days ago +206
It's crazy how when someone is about to end their own life, they don't give a shit about their kids and what their parents' death will do to them.
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mosaictessera 2 days ago +58
That's a ridiculous and clearly false generalisation. Suicidal people do not suddenly become recklessly indifferent to others' lives.
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ChillFratBro 2 days ago -19
Not 100% of the time, but it's not rare either.  Just look at all the pilots (the Germanwings guy, MH370, the crash in China a few years ago) where a pilot chose to crash their plane to kill hundreds of others.  There's tons of examples of suicidal people intentionally taking out strangers or just exercising reckless disregard for the lives of others. It is equally wrong to claim that all suicidal people are a danger to others as it is to pretend like all are safe to be around.
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CubeFarmDweller 2 days ago +463
What is it about men killing women who won't put up with whatever shit they're trying to get away with? Yes, I know women do this from time to time (see Phit Hartman), but so often it seems to be men.
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Mediocre-Touch-6133 2 days ago +199
These types see their family as an extension of themselves. If he's going down, he's taking them with him. Kind of surprising that the kids weren't killed as well.
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horrified-expression 2 days ago +179
Money, validation, a sense of misplaced ownership, take your pick
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Negative_Pangolin_61 2 days ago +72
This seems to be the.maim reasons. It seems to me you gotta worry about anyone who overly attaches their identity and masculinity to being the chief provider and head of a household.  I've noticed these things normally follow some massive failure in the perpetrator's eyes, like finacial ruin and/or a divorce request. 
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d0ctorzaius 2 days ago +55
>financial ruin When I was in undergrad this happened to a classmate. The father was running some kind of financial scam and was under investigation, so he killed the whole family and himself during parents weekend.
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ITSolutionsAK 2 days ago +102
Family annihilators are 95% male.
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xPhilt3rx 2 days ago +13
McNair as well.
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RedErin 2 days ago +3
the patriarchy
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IceNein 2 days ago +3
One of my old Navy buddies got murder/suicided by his girlfriend.
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WetCheeseGod 2 days ago -24
is this rhetorical?
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lalasworld 2 days ago -9
Is it?
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Typical-Redditor-18E 2 days ago +143
This was the dude that passed the deciding vote for red flag laws in VA. Rules for thee....
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WaluigiIsTheRealHero 2 days ago +89
To be clear, are you taking issue with Fairfax being allowed to own a gun, or are you taking issue with red flag laws in general? Because this incident is further evidence that red flag laws should exist and, if anything, should be expanded.
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sceadwian 2 days ago -66
To be clear I think red flag laws can be good but using this as a soap box moment when there is zero evidence to suggest a red flag laws would have worked in this case because we lack any information to suggest that at this point? That's not okay.
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farm_shapes 2 days ago +206
Femicide is a global public health crisis
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SayNoToFirefighters 2 days ago -257
Does a ugly divorce resulting in a Murder-Suicide really fit this definition... usually its done due to Cultural reasons such as avoiding Dowry in India, or Honor Killings or Jealousy by a spouse etc. In these cases only the woman dies. This is different. While very reprehensible doubt it should be counted as femicide .
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farm_shapes 2 days ago +192
A man killing his whole family and then himself is literally so prevalent in the United States they are referred to as “family annihilators”. This is a literal classification of men who murder their entire families because of their own ego and control issues. This man murdered his wife. That is femicide. I don’t understand where the disconnect is for you, this is literally the definition.
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Alphaman06 2 days ago +36
“Family annihilator”. Brutal name. A damn shame that it exists.
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SwissCrimshaw 2 days ago +111
Yes it does. Femicide: “the act of killing a woman, as by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise.” Downplaying it by claiming it wasn’t done in the context of those cultures prevents this issue from getting attention.
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CharmingScholarette 2 days ago -40
Why do Parent's always do these, regardless of the gender. Always always the same MO... where its a Suicide or a Murder-Suicide with KIDS still within the vicinity. OP your pfp is wild af bro
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