Wife of ex-lieutenant governor mourned by her patients and friends after murder-suicide

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsWife of ex-lieutenant governor mourned by her patients and friends after murder-suicideCerina Fairfax, 49, ran a thriving family dentistry practice in the nearby city of FairfaxBrian Witte Friday 17 April 2026 21:07 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":"CF1:2960043To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/cerina-fairfax-murder-suicide-virginia-ex-lieutenant-governor-b2960142.html","title":"Wife of ex-lt. governor killed in murder-suicide mourned by patients and friends"}}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","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate"...