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Husband testifies he did not plot wife’s killing in double murder trial connected to au pair affair

Brendan Banfield denies conspiring to kill his wife and a stranger despite prosecutors alleging a plot involving a fake online account to lure the victims, with the au pair pleading guilty.

  • Brendan Banfield testified under oath that he did not plot with Juliana Peres Magalhães to kill his wife Christine Banfield and Joe Ryan, despite prosecutors' claims.
  • Magalhães had earlier testified that she and Banfield had planned the killings for months after beginning an affair, creating a fetish account to lure Ryan for a sexual encounter.
  • Banfield said both he and his wife had affairs during their 19-year marriage but decided through therapy to stay together, contradicting Magalhães' account of plotting the murders.
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Closing arguments to begin in trial for man accused of plotting with au pair to kill his wife

Brendan Banfield says he shot a man he saw stabbing his wife; prosecutors allege he and an au pair plotted to lure and kill Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan

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Court TV broke the news in on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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