NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Brendan Banfield sentenced to life for double murder amid affair with au pair
Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, was having an affair with the family's Brazilian au pair.
NYTIMES (JoAnna Daemmrich and Jacey Fortin) - Man Who Schemed With Au Pair to Kill His Wife Is Sentenced to Life
Brendan Banfield of Herndon, Va., was found guilty of murdering his wife and another man, who was lured in through a fetish website. The plan involved his lover, who is now serving 10 years in prison.
NYTIMES (Billy Witz) - Au Pair Juliana Peres Magalhães Sentenced to 10 Years in Banfield Double Murder Case
Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, had cooperated with prosecutors, who sought a lenient sentence. But the judge said the woman, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, merited the state maximum.
NEWSNATIONNOW (OLIVIA DIAZ / Associated Press/Report for America) - Brazilian au pair gets 10 years for scheme to kill lover's wife and another man
“I know my remorse cannot bring you peace,” Magalhães said to the victims' families.
ABCNEWS - Au pair in Virginia double murder sentenced to 10 years in prison
The Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, who orchestrated a double murder plot alongside former IRS agent Brendan Banfield, was sentenced on Friday morning.
ABCNEWS - Brazilian au pair faces sentencing in scheme to kill lover's wife and another man
A Brazilian au pair is facing a judge after confessing to scheming with her lover to kill his wife and another man
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - How did the jury find Brendan Banfield guilty for killing wife, another man? | Vargas Reports
NewsNation legal analyst Jesse Weber breaks down the "au pair affair" double‑murder case after a Virginia jury found Brendan Banfield guilty on all charges following nine hours of deliberations. The former IRS agent was convicted of killing his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan, in what prosecutors described as a scheme to frame Ryan so Banfield could start a new life with the family’s au pair. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NYTIMES (Jacey Fortin) - Brendan Banfield Denies Plot in Double Murder Trial, Calling Accusations ‘Crazy’
Brendan Banfield rebuffed claims that he had made an elaborate plan for the killings with the family’s au pair, with whom he had an affair.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Husband testifies he did not plot wife's killing in double murder trial connected to au pair romance
A man testified Wednesday that he loved his wife and did not want to end his marriage, despite having an affair with his family's au pair. The case would go on to become a sprawling double homicide case centered around the two of them. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Cross-examination a major test for Brendan Banfield in double murder trial | NewsNation Live
Brendan Banfield, who is charged with killing his wife and another man, will take the stand again Thursday in his case about his relationship with his family's au pair in the months before the killings. Criminal defense attorney Dwane Cates tells “NewsNation Live” that cross-examination can be especially challenging for defendants. He noted that no matter how well prepared a witness is, the pressure of questioning often makes it difficult for defendants to defend themselves on the stand. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.