October 7, 2019
The Richmond
Police Department obtained grand jury indictments today on the person who
murdered Suzanne A. Fairman of the 4700 block of Tanglewood Road last May.
Thomas E. Clark,
59, of the 7100 block of Horsepen Road, Henrico has been charged with three
felonies:
·
Murder
·
Rape
·
Abduction
with Intent to Defile
Clark is currently
being held in the Henrico County Jail on unrelated charges. He was picked up
last May, a week after Fairman’s murder.
“Knowing Clark was
taken into custody so quickly was a relief for everyone involved in the
investigation,” said Major Crimes Captain James Laino. “I wish we could have
shared that information sooner with the community, but we didn’t want to
release his name until we had all the evidence collected to present to the
grand jury.”
At approximately
11:07 p.m. on Thursday, May 9th, RPD officers responded to Fairman’s
home for a welfare check. When officers arrived, they found her unresponsive
inside her residence.
She was pronounced
dead at the scene.
Anyone
with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective J.
Baynes at (804) 646-3617 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones may also be used. All Crime
Stoppers methods are anonymous.
A
booking photo will be released when available.
