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onenote

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44. I'm friends with his former campaign manager. Fairfax was done with no new aspirations
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:24 PM
Apr 17

He was toxic. He lost his position at a major law firm and was trying, not very successfully, to make a go as a sole practitioner.

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Was about to hit post BumRushDaShow Apr 16 #1
Northam mercuryblues Apr 16 #2
That's it! BumRushDaShow Apr 16 #9
I hate stories like this one. COL Mustard Apr 16 #24
Lt. Gov. is a stepping stone for higher offices BumRushDaShow Apr 16 #30
I think your timeline is off a bit. onenote Apr 17 #36
I still think he had aspirations and that clashed with his family life and checkered past BumRushDaShow Apr 17 #41
I'm friends with his former campaign manager. Fairfax was done with no new aspirations onenote Apr 17 #44
And that sounds like people like George Santos BumRushDaShow Apr 17 #45
Virginia Ex-Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife and Self, Police Say mahatmakanejeeves Apr 16 #3
This is awful Jilly_in_VA Apr 16 #4
Kids Orangenero Apr 16 #5
I can't imagine what they are going through. COL Mustard Apr 16 #25
Reports their children were in the house at the time AverageOldGuy Apr 16 #6
Kids are 16 and 14 Jilly_in_VA Apr 17 #39
This is terrible. Raine1967 Apr 16 #7
Story is in Wikipedia FakeNoose Apr 16 #8
Domestic abuse cuts across all income levels - TBF Apr 16 #10
So sad 😞. n/t iluvtennis Apr 16 #11
His wife was a dentist. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 16 #12
Thank you. niyad Apr 16 #14
Heartbreaking. Interesting how all the stories kept mentioning niyad Apr 16 #13
I feel that it should always be mentioned either way Polybius Apr 16 #23
It was in post 3. I agree that it sould always be mentioned, but we niyad Apr 16 #26
Horrible get the red out Apr 16 #15
Instead of addressing the problem as mental health maybe the "cure" should be couched in in2herbs Apr 16 #19
Given the past allegations, I am not surprised. 58Sunliner Apr 16 #16
They were already divorcing; living in the same house though. Callie1979 Apr 16 #20
Sadly, that is not always a possibility. niyad Apr 16 #27
Well, money certainly shouldn't have been an issue; she was a dentist. Callie1979 Apr 16 #28
There could have been any number of factors in play, none of which niyad Apr 16 #29
Not at all. I've helped a couple women leave abusers in the past. Its never easy Callie1979 Apr 17 #38
Thank you for all you have done. niyad Apr 17 #40
He was the one who was ordered to move out by the judge. LisaL Apr 16 #32
Could well have been about a custody issue & not wanting to leave kids with him? SheltieLover Apr 16 #31
Why should she have left and not him? LisaL Apr 16 #33
Agreed. 58Sunliner Apr 16 #34
The second you bring a gun into the home you've dramatically increased the risk of death for your family 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ mahatmakanejeeves Apr 16 #17
This is where EDUCATION about firearms is important TexasBushwhacker Apr 16 #22
Leaving an abuser and sociopath, is the most dangerous time in a woman's life. 58Sunliner Apr 16 #35
What a piece of shit. TheProle Apr 16 #18
Yep. LudwigPastorius Apr 16 #21
Court documents reveal mounting tension in Fairfax marriage before murder-suicide mahatmakanejeeves Apr 17 #37
Divorce judge was concerned about Justin Fairfax's recent mental health, 2022 gun incident, court documents show mahatmakanejeeves Apr 17 #42
I lived in Annandale some 30 years ago. Nice town. Lots of military families. My neighbor worked at the Pentagon. CTyankee Apr 17 #43
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