US EditionHusband testifies he did not plot wife’s killing in double murder trial connected to au pair affair
Brendan Banfield denies any conspiracy to kill his wife and a stranger, despite admitting an affair; prosecutors allege a calculated plot involving luring the stranger via a fake account.
- 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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IRS agent accused of killing wife in rape fantasy plot admits to having affair with au pair turned alleged accomplice
A philandering federal tax agent on trial in Virginia for allegedly killing his wife in a staged rape fantasy murder plot took the rare step of testifying in his own defense.
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Husband testifies he did not plot wife's killing in double murder trial connected to au pair affair
A man charged with killing his wife and another man testifying in his case about his relationship with his family's au pair in the months before the killings.
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Brazilian au pair says her ex-lover plotted to kill his wife and another, though lacks key details
A Brazilian au pair is testifying against her former employer and lover in a double homicide case that she says was part of an elaborate scheme to get rid of the man’s wife. Brendan Banfield is charged with aggravated murder…
Brazilian au pair says her ex-lover plotted to kill his wife and another, though key details lacking
A Brazilian au pair testified on Wednesday that she turned against her former lover in a sprawling double homicide scheme involving his wife because she "wanted the truth to come out."
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