Joseph Ryan

Brendan Banfield was sentenced to life in prison for plotting with au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães to murder his wife, Christine Banfield, and luring Joseph Ryan to their home as a fall guy. Banfield, an IRS law enforcement officer, claimed Ryan attacked his wife, but prosecutors alleged a prearranged scheme to kill Christine Banfield.

A US man was sentenced to life in prison for plotting with an au pair to murder his wife and luring another man to his Virginia home as a fall guy. Brendan Banfield and Juliana Peres Magalhães were involved in a scheme to kill Christine Banfield, a nurse, in February 2023.

A Virginia man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2023 murders of his wife and another man to conceal an affair with the family’s au pair. The au pair pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 10-year sentence. The judge described the plot as 'evil,' while the defendant denied responsibility for the killings.

Brendan Banfield was sentenced to life in prison for a double murder scheme involving an affair with an au pair. He claimed he shot Joseph Ryan after encountering Ryan attacking his wife.

A Virginia man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife and a man lured to their home as part of a murder scheme with the family's Brazilian au pair. The judge described the actions as 'evil and calculated,' and the case involved staging a violent crime to cover up the murders.

A Virginia man involved in an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair is set to be sentenced for murdering his wife and another man in a premeditated scheme. The couple lured the victim to their home to stage a violent encounter, resulting in the deaths of the wife and the man.

Brendan Banfield and Juliana Peres Magalhães conspired to kill Banfield's wife and a man lured to their home as a fall guy. Banfield faces life in prison for murder and child endangerment, while Magalhães received a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

A Virginia man had an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair and was convicted of murdering his wife and a man lured to their home as part of a scheme. The couple staged a scenario to kill the wife and the man, with the au pair testifying against the man in exchange for a reduced sentence.

A Virginia man and an au pair plotted to kill his wife and a man lured to their home as part of a scheme. They staged a sexual encounter involving a knife and killed both victims. The man faces life in prison, and the au pair received a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

Brendan Banfield faces a mandatory life sentence for the 2023 murders of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan in Fairfax County, Virginia. He conspired with au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães to kill his wife and frame a stranger, a scheme detailed during the trial. Magalhães, who testified against Banfield, received a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter.