Brendan Banfield / Christine Banfield Fairfax double-murder case
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Former IRS law enforcement officer Brendan Banfield was prosecuted in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the 2023 killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors said Banfield and the family’s au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, arranged a scheme to lure Ryan to the home; Banfield was later convicted and sentenced to life without parole on June 5, 2026. [1][3][4][6][2][3]
- Who
- Brendan Banfield is the defendant in the Fairfax County case; Christine Banfield is one of the victims named in the reporting. [1][3][4][5]
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On June 5, 2026, Brendan Banfield was sentenced to life without parole after his conviction in the case. [1][3]
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- Brendan Banfield gets life for killing wife and another man with au pair’s help
- VA v. Brendan Banfield: Au Pair Affair Murder Trial
- Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with au pair
- Attorneys give dueling narratives to open 'au pair affair' double murder trial in Virginia
- Au pair charged in double homicide pleads guilty to manslaughter
- Former Brazilian au pair testifies her ex-lover plotted to kill his wife, though lacks some details
