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The “Family Values” Project Is a Cage

A Killing at the Exit

Cerina Fairfax spent nearly two years trying to leave her marriage while still sharing a Virginia home with her husband. State law required parents of minor children to wait a year before filing for divorce, and Justin Fairfax used additional legal tactics to prolong the process. After a judge awarded Cerina sole custody and ordered Justin to leave, police say he fatally shot her and then himself—days before his deadline to move out, with their teenagers inside the house…

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