Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brendan Banfield Takes The Stand — Brendan Banfield Back on the Stand: The Defense’s Biggest Risk Continues-Part 1
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🗓️ 29 January 2026
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Summary
Brendan Banfield, Defendant & Husband of Christine Banfield, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home.
Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, with whom he was having an affair. Magalhães has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is expected to testify against Banfield. The defense maintains digital evidence does not support the state's catfishing theory.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Aupair Affair murder trial of Branton Banfield from true |
| 0:05.0 | crying today in the Hidden Killers podcast. Now, back to the courtroom. |
| 0:10.0 | Mr. Bainfield, we left off and I had asked you the question on February 24th, |
| 0:20.0 | 2003, |
| 0:21.6 | had you touched anyone's devices other than yours? |
| 0:25.6 | No, I had not. |
| 0:27.6 | And, um, had you, um, had you specifically touched the laptop that you know was |
| 0:45.0 | Christine's laptop that she used for work? |
| 0:48.6 | No, I did not. |
| 0:49.9 | Or her phone. |
| 0:51.6 | No, I didn't touch either the laptop or her phone. |
| 0:55.0 | Now, we were speaking about February 24, |
| 1:04.0 | 2003 at the time that we broke for the night last night. |
| 1:09.0 | One of the things that I wanted to get into and it will require us to go back. |
| 1:18.1 | Juliana Perez-Magelheyes was your opair, correct? Yes. And she worked through a company, correct? |
| 1:27.2 | Yes. |
| 1:28.3 | And what were the limitations in terms of what she could do in terms of work and how long could she stay? |
| 1:37.3 | In general, she could work, I believe, 45 hours a week. |
| 1:48.0 | Her term for how long she could stay, |
| 1:51.0 | she had a contract with us for a year. |
| 1:52.8 | Okay. |
| 1:57.3 | And at the time that you told the ladies and gentlemen, |
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