Gary Benson Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews
Tony Brueski
4.2 • 612 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Gary Benson, Christine Banfield's Father, 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.
#TrueCrimeToday #BrendanBanfield #AuPairAffair #MurderTrial #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #FairfaxCounty #JulianaMagalhaes #Justice #Breaking
Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/
Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/
Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod
X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod
Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872
This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the A-Pair Affair Murder Trial of Branton Vanfield from True Crime today in the Hidden Killers podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | Now, back to the courtroom. |
| 0:12.0 | Good afternoon, sir. |
| 0:14.4 | Could you please state your full name and spell it for the court record? |
| 0:18.6 | Yes, that's Gary Benson. |
| 0:21.0 | It's G-A-R-Y-B-E-N-S-O-N. |
| 0:25.1 | Mr. Benson, are you the father of Christine B-N-F-Field? |
| 0:28.9 | Yes, I am. |
| 0:30.6 | Who was Christine Bancfield married to? |
| 0:33.9 | Brendan. |
| 0:35.2 | Do you recall when they were married? |
| 0:37.7 | Yes, they were married in June 12th of 2010. |
| 0:45.3 | Okay. |
| 0:46.1 | Did they have a daughter? |
| 0:49.0 | Yes, her name is Valerie Ava. |
| 0:51.7 | All right, and when was Valerie born? |
| 0:54.1 | Do you recall that day? |
| 0:55.7 | March 30th, 2018. Thank you. Were you present for her birth? Absolutely. All right. Where did that occur? |
| 1:04.5 | It happened at the hospital in New York, Good good Samaritan hospital. |
| 1:11.4 | All right. |
| 1:15.4 | Remembering Christine's childhood, |
| 1:19.0 | did you observe any medical symptoms that gave you concern? |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tony Brueski, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Tony Brueski and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.