Virginia’s ex-Lt Gov who killed himself and wife in murder-suicide was obsessed with clearing his name for years, friends say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsVirginia’s ex-Lt Gov who killed himself and wife in murder-suicide was obsessed with clearing his name for years, friends sayJustin Fairfax ‘never recovered’ from the damage to his reputation following two separate allegations of sexual assault in 2019, friends saidRhian Lubin Saturday 18 April 2026 21:58 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960420","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/justin-fairfax-sexual-assault-allegations-b2960420.html","title":"Former Lt Gov who killed himself and wife was obsessed with clearing his name "}}CloseVirginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self in murder-suicide, cops sayThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourc...