Matthew Farrell, 1990s Charlottesville art scene figure, murdered

It saddens me to share here that Matthew Farrell, a unique figure of the vibrant 1990s art scene in Charlottesville, was the one shot and killed at his home on Stoney Point Road on Tuesday. His girlfriend and housemate, Shawna Marie Natalie Murphy, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. I sold him the hard-topped sedan in this story by Hawe…