Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Zachary Beckner Takes The Stand — Fairfax County Police Officer Testifies for the Defense, Murder Scene Bodycam Evidence Presented
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🗓️ 21 January 2026
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Summary
Zachary Beckner, Fairfax Co. Police Officer, 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 |
| 0:03.2 | of Bratton Vanfield from True Crime today |
| 0:06.0 | on the Hidden Killers podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | Now, back to the courtroom. |
| 0:12.3 | Sir, do you see that picture on the screen? |
| 0:16.9 | Yes, sir, I do now. |
| 0:18.0 | Do you? Sorry. |
| 0:18.8 | I'm just sorry, is this a video that's already in evidence, or is this video that you are? |
| 0:23.9 | This is, so there's, Judge, I'll just tell you, |
| 0:26.8 | the Commonwealth moved in first six minutes of this video, |
| 0:30.6 | and this is going to be a continuation. |
| 0:32.8 | So this, what would you mark it as your exhibit then? |
| 0:35.1 | I think we're at 84 are we? |
| 0:38.7 | Oh, you are? Let's see. |
| 0:44.6 | 82, if you want to go in order. |
| 0:46.5 | Let's go in order, yes. |
| 0:47.3 | Okay, 82. |
| 0:48.7 | Okay, thank you. |
| 0:49.9 | Sir, I'm going to ask you to look at that picture and tell the ladies and gentlemen of the jury if you can identify what you see there. |
| 1:01.5 | It appears to be body cam footage, sir. |
| 1:05.1 | Okay, and was this the body camera video from your body cam? |
| 1:10.5 | I believe so. |
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