“I DID IT”: CHILLING CONFESSION NOTE LEFT ON SOFA BY JUSTIN FAIRFAX REVEALS GRUESOME DETAIL OF WIFE’S MURDER-SUICIDE The public is reeling from the horrific tragedy at the multi-million dollar mansion of former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, as police confirmed he murdered his wife and then committed suicide by gunshot amidst a tense divorce. Amidst the bloody scene, the horror reached its peak when a note was found on the sofa, detailing the entire incident in Fairfax’s own handwriting, a dying confession. The letter not only acknowledges the crime but also horrifies everyone present with a gruesome and brutal detail about his deceased wife’s final moments. Witnesses present described the atmosphere at the mansion as becoming thick with grief and horror as the truth about Fairfax’s brutal actions was revealed through the cold, impersonal words. The destruction of a prestigious family in violence and bloodshed left an indelible shock, turning the confession on the sofa into a terrifying nightmare for politicians and those close to him.
Ex-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, shoots himself in murder-suicide at million-dollar home amid ‘messy divorce,’ cops say
WASHINGTON — Disgraced ex-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and then himself inside their million-dollar home in the Washington, DC, suburbs early Thursday — after he spiraled into booze and financial ruin following sexual assault allegations and a bitter divorce fight.
The 47-year-old Democrat — who was under court order to vacate the family home at the end of the month — shot wife Cerina Fairfax multiple times in the basement of their Annandale house just after midnight before turning the gun on himself, according to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis.
The couple’s two teenage children were inside the home at the time of the murder-suicide, and their 16-year-old son called 911 to report the shootings after discovering his mother’s bloody body sprawled out on the floor, harrowing audio revealed.
Embattled former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before killing himself in their Virginia home, police say.Facebook / Justin Fairfax
A body is removed from former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax’s home on Thursday, April 16, 2026.Getty Images “It is high-profile in nature, it’s tragic in nature. Certainly a fall from grace for a relatively high-profile family that seemingly had had a lot of things going in their favor,” Davis told reporters shortly before the couple’s bodies were removed from the home.
