Mclean Police District - Police are investigating the deaths of two people in a home in the 8600 block of Tebbs Lane. Police were called to the home at approximately 4:15 p.m., Friday July 22 for a report of gunshots. Officers located the bodies of two people; a man and a woman on the premises.

The man has been preliminarily identified as a 71-year-old resident of the home where he lived and worked as a psychiatrist. The woman, 62, had been his patient. Detectives have preliminarily determined that the patient shot the doctor, then herself.

Identification of the man will be withheld pending an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Medical Examiner. The woman’s identify will be are withheld until family members are notified. The investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/news-releases/2011/072211murdersuicide.htm

It's this dude...

Dr. Mark Allen Lawrence

http://icare.fairfaxcounty.gov/Forms/Datalets.aspx?mode=profileall&taxyear=2012&ownseq=1&roll=REAL&jur=000&sIndex=1&idx=1&pin=&card=1&item=1&State=1&items=-1

http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-mark-lawrence-3yy52/

Not that far from the Emmers murder from a July 4. Bucolic GF/McLean ain't what it used to be.

Such a disappointment. For a minute there, I thought I'd open this thread and read that it was Representative Jim Moran who was involved. Being the hot-head that he is ... and, living in McLean, it could have been.

However, may the good doctor R.I.P. I wonder what set the lady off? Were they having an affair? Was she pissed that her anti-depressants were no longer working? Did she realize the doctor was doodling in his note pad when she was talking through her issues?

So many questions ...

When I saw that this happened on the ritzy side of the tracks, I almost peed a little! But I stopped myself!

A murder suicide involving a psychiatrist and a patient reminds me of grade B 1990s soft porn movies.

This sounds like a made for T.V. movie plot? Lesson Here: If you hang around crazy people long enough? They will kill you.

KARMA IS A BITCH
PUT A BLANKET ON HIM
WORMFOOD

wow, there has been an uptick in murders in the county this summer.

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"...your suffering will be legendary even in Hell!"

The heat is making people fucking crazy..

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global warming rapes again!

From what my extensive research on google has turned up, murder rates tend to peak during the summer months. I think it has something to do with more people being outside and stress caused by the heat.

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um, more like the "crazy" is making people fucking crazy.................

This is a real loss to all of us in the medical community. He was a talented psychiatrist with such a kind spirit. Condolences to his family and friends.

This is truly a horrible and sad tragedy. I am shocked that some of the comments posted about this tragedy are so sick and twisted. Anyone who finds humor or has a total lack of empathy in a situation like this either needs to seek professional help for themselves or think of the tremendous loss this family is facing. No one should have to endure the pain of having a loved one brutally murdered in their own home, especially someone who has dedicated their life to helping others. And who could even imagine receiving a phone call or visit from someone delivering the message that someone they love and care about has faced such a tragic death. One must also consider the pain of the loved ones of the woman who pulled the trigger. How do you live with that everyday for the rest of your life? Deepest sympathy to the families of those who so sadly lost their lives.

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Sad, very sad.

Kill again.

WORMFOOD, M.D.

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The house/housing she lived in is...unusual - look at the size of the houses on the street and where the residents park - haven't seen anything like that before:


View Larger Map</smal

Should be a lot of interesting items

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Blueberryhill.org

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Ah....a modern-day commune. Got it.

This is a ver definately a tragedy.

Having said that, why would a psychiatrist practice out of his own home? If I was his neighbor, this would not make me happy! I seem to remember there was another story like this in the recent past.

He probably retired from a practice but continued seeing a small number of patients. Not worth the overhead if you only have a few patients.

Why worry about a psychiatrist working next door? Crazy people are everywhere.

It should be noted that there are many different fields of Psychiatry and not all of them involve the stereotypical "crazy" people you see on TV.

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> Ah....a modern-day commune. Got it.

That is a wacky place back there. Looks even more unusual from ground level if you take a spin through there. They apparently worship as the church of the expired tags.

"ALLERTON ","MARINA ","S","049"," 9681","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","06/06/2006","FAIL OBEY HWY SIGN "
"ALLERTON ","MARINA ","S","052"," 9681","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","06/13/2009","UNRESTRICTED DOG VIOL "
"BAEHR ","LYGIA "," ","051"," 9682","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","10/05/2008","FAIL PAY FULL TIME & ATTENTION "
"BRADFORD ","ANNA ","N","043"," 9699","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","09/15/2006","UNRESTRICTED DOG VIOL "
"BRADFORD ","ANNA ","N","046"," 9699","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","03/01/2009","DISREGARD TRAFFIC LIGHTS "
"DISHON ","DOROTHY ","D","060"," 9684","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","05/19/2004","FAIL OBEY HWY SIGN "
"ERICKSON ","KENYON ","S","050"," 9692","FARMSIDE ","FT","VIENNA ","VA","04/15/2004","NO/STATE INSPECTION "
"GORGENYI ","PETER "," ","047"," 9670","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","10/08/2006","20 MPH OVER LIMIT "
"GREENE ","JANET ","E","047"," 9680","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","09/03/2008","NO/STATE INSPECTION "
"GROSSER ","JONATHAN "," ","048"," 9697","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","09/19/2004","EXPIRED STATE LIC PLATE "
"HARLOW ","MARY ","M","054"," 9681","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","03/31/2001","DISREGARD TRAFFIC LIGHTS "
"KNOKE ","JUDITH ","O","043"," 9673","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","12/08/2004","EXPIRED STATE LIC PLATE "
"MANDELL ","PAUL ","M","051"," 9682","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","08/07/2008","FAIL OBEY HWY SIGN "
"RAND ","JOHN ","C","050"," 9681","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","12/18/2004","FAIL OBEY HWY SIGN "
"SELOVE ","REBECCA ","J","058"," 9690","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","02/28/2009","FAIL OBEY HWY SIGN "
"WAZANA ","BRIGITTE "," ","049"," 9687","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","04/11/2007","EXPIRED STATE REGISTRATION "
"WAZANA ","BRIGITTE "," ","049"," 9687","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","04/11/2007","NO/STATE INSPECTION "
"WAZANA ","BRIGITTE "," ","049"," 9687","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","04/30/2007","FAIL OBEY HWY SIGN "
"WAZANA ","BRIGITTE "," ","051"," 9687","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","05/30/2009","55-59MPH/40MPH ZONE "
"WILBERN ","SABRINA ","M","019"," 9687","FARMSIDE ","PL","VIENNA ","VA","05/21/2007","FAIL TO YIELD ON LEFT TURN "

Police Identify Decedents
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/news-releases/2011/072311update.htm

Fairfax County Police Department
Public Information Office
4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Va. 22030
703-246-2253. TTY 703-204-2264. Fax 703-246-4253
FCPD-PIO@fairfaxcounty.gov
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police
News Release: 11/204/0188/LHC/(3)
July 23, 2011


UPDATE


Police have identified the deceased psychiatrist as Dr. Mark Lawrence, 71 of 8612 Tebbs Lane, McLean and his patient as Barbara Newman, 62 of 9694 Farmside Place, Vienna.

Both died of gunshot wounds. The investigation is continuing.

Apparent Murder-Suicide in McLean area



Mclean Police District - Police are investigating the deaths of two people in a home in the 8600 block of Tebbs Lane. Police were called to the home at approximately 4:15 p.m., Friday July 22 for a report of gunshots. Officers located the bodies of two people; a man and a woman on the premises.

The man has been preliminarily identified as a 71-year-old resident of the home where he lived and worked as a psychiatrist. The woman, 62, had been his patient. Detectives have preliminarily determined that the patient shot the doctor, then herself.

Identification of the man will be withheld pending an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Medical Examiner. The woman’s identify will be are withheld until family members are notified. The investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Colleagues: Slain psychiatrist was mentor
Sunday - 7/24/2011, 5:37am ET
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=149&sid=2467384

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) - Colleagues of a northern Virginia psychiatrist who was fatally shot by a patient in an apparent murder-suicide say he had been a mentor to hundreds of area therapists.

Fairfax County police say Dr. Mark A. Lawrence was found dead inside his McLean home-office on Friday afternoon along with one of his patients, 62-year-old Barbara Newman.

Police believe Newman, of Vienna, killed Lawrence and then turned the gun on herself. Police say the investigation is continuing and have not released any more details.

Doctor Cynthia Margolies, a colleague of his at the Center for Healing and Imagery, says many therapists sought out Lawrence when they were at an impasse with patients

Slain Doctor Remembered as ‘Facilitator’
Dr. Mark Lawrence trained hundreds of therapists over several decades.
By Alex McVeigh
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=353254&paper=68&cat=104

Dr. Mark Lawrence, 71, of McLean died July 22 of a gunshot wound in the home where he saw patients of his psychiatry practice. After gunshots were reported to Fairfax County Police, they arrived at approximately 4:15 p.m. and found the bodies of Lawrence and Barbara Newman, 62, of Vienna.

According to police, detectives have preliminarily determined that Newman, a patient of Lawrence’s, shot Lawrence and then herself in an apparent murder-suicide.

Lawrence, who lived in McLean for more than 40 years, served as a teacher and mentor to hundreds of area psychologists. He was educated at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and served as a faculty member at the Georgetown University Medical School and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital.

He also co-founded the Center for Healing and Imagery in 1984, which was dedicated to training mental health professionals. Lawrence was remembered by colleagues as a mentor who spent his life trying to hone his psychiatric technique, and who tried to pass his knowledge on to others.

DR. CYNTHIA MARGOLIES of the Center for Healing and Imagery remembers his positive attitude and generosity.

"He was so present when you sat with him, he was always interested in what you were saying, not distracted at all," Margolies said. "His presence was big, but he didn’t take up space, he was just there to listen."
Margolies said Lawrence was constantly trying to stay on top of the latest research.

"His mind was so brilliant and clear, and he read voraciously to stay up to date on the latest cutting edge research in neuroscience," Margolies said. "That allowed his relationship with patients to be as effective as possible."

Janet Hyman, a social worker from Reston, took classes with Lawrence in the 1980s. She remembered learning things from Lawrence in the ’80s that science is only now coming up with explanations for.

"He was so far ahead of the curve. In 1988, when I took a class with him, he described brain functions in a way that neuroscience is only now figuring out," she said. "He just had an intuitive understanding, and he was able to explain it to someone who wasn’t a medical doctor in a way that was clear and made sense."
Whether it was a patient or colleague, Margolies remembered Lawrence saw his role as a facilitator to everyone he worked with.

"His passion was helping people realize their own strengths," Margolies said. "Whether it was in training sessions, or with colleagues or patients, he had a way of always making you feel better," Margolies said. "And he helped a lot of other therapists do that better for 25 years."

She also remembers Lawrence constantly forming his own method after years and years of training.

"Even at 71, he was still as passionate as ever," she said. "Many therapists who knew him were inspired to do our best work to try and be as capable and compassionate as he was."

LAWRENCE SEMI-RETIRED in 2003, continuing to see the majority of patients at his Tebbs Lane residence. A winding path would take clients around the house, past a koi pond surrounded by native plants and flowers. Though it was primarily his home, Hyman remembers the house as a perfect setting for the kind of work Lawrence did there.

Hyman said she was shocked to hear the news of Lawrence’s death.

"He was an incredibly brilliant and creative person, kindness and empathy exuded from him," Hyman said. "It’s difficult to imagine anyone could be angry with him, let alone angry enough to take his life."

She said many of the therapists Lawrence trained throughout his decades of work have been connecting and sharing their memories and experiences.

"In speaking to colleagues in the days after his death, many of us wondered how he would have helped us deal with this tragedy," Hyman said. "He approached healing from the perspective of the total person, he wouldn’t just say, ‘Oh, you’re feeling this way? Here’s this pill.’ He was always able to take people as a whole and see what would work best."

Lawrence is survived by his wife, daughter and grandson. A memorial service has been planned for early October.
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