ABCNEWS - Man sentenced to life for elaborate double-murder plot to get rid of his wife
Brendan Banfield was convicted in the 2023 murders of his wife and a man prosecutors said he "catfished" on a fetish website.
Brendan Banfield was convicted in the 2023 murders of his wife and a man prosecutors said he "catfished" on a fetish website.
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.
Prosecutors said Brendan Banfield carried out an elaborate scheme using a fetish website in 2023 to kill his wife and another man.
The jury resumes deliberating Monday in the double-murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the Virginia man accused of plotting with his mistress to make it seem like his wife was murdered by a man she met on a fetish website. Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani and criminal defense attorney Brian Claypool tell “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that Banfield’s testimony was problematic. #Crime #Banfield #Murder 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.