Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Susan Greenspoon Takes The Stand — Crime Scene Blood Analysis Presented
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🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Susan Greenspoon, Forensics Molecular Biologist at the Virginia Dept. of Forensic Science, 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 A-Pair Affair Murder Trial of Branton-Banfield from True Crying |
| 0:05.3 | Today on the Hidden Killers podcast. Now, back to the courtroom. |
| 0:10.5 | Thank you. Good afternoon, doctor. Could you please state and spell your name for the court |
| 0:16.1 | record? Susan Greenspoon, it's Susan N-G-R-E-E-N-S-P-O-O-N. |
| 0:25.6 | Thank you. What is your current occupation and where are you employed? |
| 0:29.6 | I'm a forensic molecular biologist at the Virginia Department of Forensic Science. |
| 0:35.6 | How long have you been with DFS? |
| 0:38.3 | I've been with DFS for over 24 years now. |
| 0:43.3 | All right. |
| 0:43.7 | And did you have employment in the area of forensic testing prior to DFS? |
| 0:50.1 | Yes. |
| 0:50.8 | I worked at the Detroit Police Department crime lab for six years prior to joining DFS. |
| 0:58.2 | Okay. |
| 0:59.1 | Outside of your formal education, did you receive any training to work at DFS? |
| 1:05.8 | Well, I was trained as a DNA examiner at the Detroit Police Department crime lab |
| 1:14.9 | prior to coming to DFS, and so I was a court-qualified DNA examiner. |
| 1:21.9 | So once I got to DFS, I was already qualified as a DNA examiner, but I did receive additional training for various genotype |
| 1:33.8 | software analysis and other special types of casework activities that I would be, that I performed at DFS. |
| 1:48.0 | I did receive additional training for that. |
| 1:50.6 | Okay, thank you. |
| 1:51.8 | What are your responsibilities at the Department of Forensic Science? |
| 1:55.5 | My primary responsibilities are to head the research and validation program for the Forensic |
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