Ongoing coverage of the au pair murder trial
Banfield murder case: Au pair Juliana Magalhães sentenced to 10 years in prison
An au pair who admitted plotting with her employer‑turned‑lover to kill his wife and another man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.
Brendan Banfield ruled guilty in au pair murder trial
A verdict was reached Monday in the murder trial for Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law‑enforcement officer turned defendant who prosecutors say had an affair with his family’s au pair and took part in a double‑murder plot to frame another man for his wife’s stabbing.
Brendan Banfield trial: Awaiting verdict as jury continues deliberations
The fate of Brendan Banfield is now in the hands of a Virginia jury.
Brendan Banfield murder trial: Jury deliberations to continue Monday in au pair affair case
Jury deliberations are expected to continue Monday in the murder trial for Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law‑enforcement officer turned defendant who prosecutors say had an affair with his family’s au pair and took part in a double‑murder plot to frame another man for his wife’s stabbing.
Brendan Banfield takes stand again Thursday; testified he did not plot wife’s killing
Brendan Banfield told jurors Wednesday that he loved his wife and never intended to end their marriage, even as he admitted to an affair with the family’s au pair, a relationship now at the center of a double‑homicide case.
