On the morning of February 24, 2023, calls to 911 from the Banfield family home set off a chain of events that would unravel a dark and twisted tale of betrayal, love, and murder. When police arrived, they found Christine Banfield, a mother and wife, barely alive with multiple stab wounds to her body. Nearby, a man named Joseph Ryan was found dead, shot in cold blood. The scene was puzzling—Christine’s husband, Brendan Banfield, the couple’s au pair, Juliana Magalhães, and their 4-year-old daughter were all present at the home, yet unharmed.
So, what had happened? According to the au pair, Juliana, she had left the house early that morning with the child to go to the zoo, only to return later after forgetting the packed lunches. What she found when she returned was a strange car she didn’t recognize, parked in the Bandfield home driveway. Concerned, she decided to call her employer, Brendan Banfield, and he rushed home to see what was going on.
Brendan and Julianna claimed they entered the home together and heard noises coming from upstairs. When they walked into the master bedroom, they discovered an unknown man - Joseph Ryan - with the naked, bloody body of Christine Banfield. In an attempt to save Christine, Joseph was shot and killed. He had been invited to the home by Christine for a trist after chatting on a fetish website and things got out of hand. But during the investigation, this story quickly fell apart. What started as a case of self-defence soon crumbled under the weight of suspicion, lies, and secrets that no one was prepared to uncover.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/brendan-banfield-murder-wife-au-pair.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6DwxsmIAeA
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/id-give-it-to-her-jailhouse-communications-allegedly-reveal-covert-efforts-to-get-things-and-information-to-au-pair-indicted-in-sexual-fetish-conspiracy-double-murder/
https://people.com/nanny-husband-affair-murder-case-appalling-scene-8740388
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/16/brendan-banfield-au-pair-homicide/
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