Au Pair Juliana Magalhães Testifies Against Former Lover Brendon Banfield | Opening Statements Podcast

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Brendan Banfield's former au pair and lover, Juliana Magalhães, testifies against him in his murder trial. Magalhães and Banfield's trial optics are broken down. The jury hears messages from Kevin West to late wife, Marcy West.

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0:00.0	The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.
0:04.8	Opinions.
0:05.8	All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
0:09.8	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:11.8	Discretion is advised.
0:15.8	I will do anything for you.
0:18.3	If they want me to turn against you you if they think or whatever they believe
0:22.1	and if they want to blame me for that that's okay I can take the blame I'll never do anything
0:27.6	to hurt you or against you the Alpair's story and her letters front and center in the case
0:34.3	against her former lover so just how credible is she? We'll talk about it.
0:38.8	And we're dissecting the discomfort. We've got a body language expert here to weigh in on what was
0:44.5	going on in the courtroom with the opair and with the defendant. Plus, it's all hugs and kisses
0:50.9	in a courtroom on the West Coast. For defendant Kevin West, we were taking a closer look at the cheating fire chief trial and sharing some illuminating text messages from him to his lover.
1:03.1	Plus, a malpractice lawsuit revealed against the man who allegedly killed an Ohio dentist and his wife.
1:09.7	We'll talk about whether this could lead investigators to identifying a possible motive.
1:14.6	It's all coming up next for you right here on opening statements.
1:18.6	Good Thursday morning to you and welcome to opening statements.
1:31.0	I'm Julie Grant.
1:32.1	Are you ready for some coffee and some court?
1:34.6	It's that time where we get you all warmed up and ready to go for the big day ahead on Court TV live.
1:39.8	We've got an outstanding show plan, so let's get to it.
1:43.0	Grab that cup of coffee right now.
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