Virginia’s rising political star Justin Fairfax felled by scandal and tragedy
TL;DR
Justin Fairfax, elected Virginia lieutenant governor in 2017 as a historic rising star, saw his political trajectory derailed by sexual assault allegations; the piece also notes reports that he and his wife were later found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.
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- Justin Fairfax’s rapid rise in Virginia politics flamed out after scandal The Washington Post
- Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say CNN
- Justin Fairfax, ex-lieutenant governor of Virginia, kills wife and himself The Guardian
- Court documents reveal mounting tension in Fairfax marriage before murder-suicide The Washington Post
- Justin Fairfax was once a rising Democratic star before scandal sank his career AP News
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