Brendan Banfield Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial" Part 1
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 29 January 2026
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Summary
Brendan Banfield, Defendant & Husband of Christine Banfield, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a home invasion.
The defense argues digital forensics contradict the catfishing theory and that investigators who disagreed were reassigned. Banfield faces life without parole if convicted. The four-week trial continues in Fairfax County.
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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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