<![CDATA[This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live.]]>This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live.

"Virginia Ex-Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife and Self, Police Say
Mr. Fairfax, a Democrat, served as lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022.

From NYT:

"Justin Fairfax, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia, and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in a murder-suicide at their home in Annandale, Va., shortly after midnight on Thursday, according to the county police.

The Fairfax County police chief said that Mr. Fairfax, 47, shot his wife and then himself. Their teenage children were home at the time, the police chief said.

Mr. Fairfax, a Democrat, served as the lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022. He was accused of sexual assault by two women in 2019, prompting calls for his resignation. Mr. Fairfax denied the allegations and finished his term. He then ran unsuccessfully for governor, losing in the primary to the former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe in 2021.

Kevin Davis, the county police chief, said that the couple had been in an β€œongoing domestic dispute surrounding a complicated or messy divorce.” Court records show that Mr. Fairfax and his wife, a dentist, were in court proceedings this year to divorce."

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/adf2a828-498e-451d-b196-efba77aa7c07/this-apparently-happened-overnight-in-virginia-in-annandale-near-where-we-used-to-live.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 07:44:53 GMTThu, 16 Apr 2026 14:30:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:20 GMT]]>@briankrebs Holy fuck, those poor kids.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/flowerpot/statuses/116414979771065971https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/flowerpot/statuses/116414979771065971Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:55:38 GMT]]>@AAKL @briankrebs

obvs i can't back this up with anything but speculation from first principles, but:

among the space of possible mental states, "having difficulty imagining particular mental states" is a prime candidate for the kind of mental state involved in this tragedy❗

if he was guilty: his inability to imagine that that those he was hurting were actual humans.

if he was innocent: his inability to imagine that those who set him up were actual enemies.

"unthinkables" are a huge scam.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/unspeaker/statuses/116414961289242758https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/unspeaker/statuses/116414961289242758Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:55:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:42:34 GMT]]>@briankrebs
Lots of people impacted by her death. especially her children

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://newsie.social/users/Scotter/statuses/116414909928765991https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://newsie.social/users/Scotter/statuses/116414909928765991Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:42:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:34:30 GMT]]>@briankrebs I feel bad for the children πŸ‘§πŸ˜’

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/TycoonTom/statuses/116414878214773964https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/TycoonTom/statuses/116414878214773964Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:34:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:32:36 GMT]]>@briankrebs A sad story. Whether he was guilty or not, it's hard to imagine the mental state that led to this.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AAKL/statuses/116414870762306379https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AAKL/statuses/116414870762306379Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:32:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This apparently happened overnight in Virginia, in Annandale near where we used to live. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:31:47 GMT]]>@briankrebs

Yeah I was shocked when I got that notification this morning.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cafechatnoir/statuses/116414867555535923https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cafechatnoir/statuses/116414867555535923Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:31:47 GMT