Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self in murder-suicide, cops say

NewsWorldAmericasVirginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self as ‘messy’ divorce turns deadly, cops sayJustin FairFax and his wife Cerina had been ‘in an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding a complicated or messy divorce,’ police saidRhian Lubin in New York Thursday 16 April 2026 14:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959035","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/justin-fairfax-death-wife-murder-virginia-b2959035.html","title":"Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self in murder-suicide, cops say"}}Former Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax (pictured) and his wife were found dead at their home in a murder-suicide Thursday morning amid going through a ‘messy divorce,’ police said (Getty)The 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 break...