Police reassignment at issue in case against Virginia man charged in double-killing
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, JUL 12 – Judge Penney Azcarate ordered prosecutors to disclose documents on the reassignment of a digital forensic examiner amid disputes over evidence in a Fairfax double murder case.
- An au pair pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a plot to kill a Virginia couple, working with the husband Brendan Banfield.
- Detective Kyle Bryant testified facing pressure to support a 'catfish theory' about the case, which Banfield's attorney dismissed.
- In an unrelated case, a 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in North Carolina.
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Defense challenges ‘catfishing’ theory in Herndon au pair murder case_ claims detectives were silenced
This Fairfax County, Virginia, house is the scene of a double killing, in which the husband and the family's au pair have been charged. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) This Fairfax County, Virginia, house is the scene of a double killing, in which the husband and the family's au pair have been charged. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) The aggravated murder trial of a Fairfax County man charged with

Police reassignment at issue in case against Virginia man charged in double-killing
A Virginia judge has ordered prosecutors to share documents about the reassignment of a digital forensic examiner in a double-killing case.
Two people were shot to death while driving between houses in Shfaram. Police are investigating the incident - and officials believe it was a dispute between criminals.
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