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First, the latest on the trial out of Virginia.

The father accused of killing his wife taking the stand yesterday in his own defense,

as prosecutors say he murdered his wife so he could run away with the family's opair.

Mola Langi joins us now with more on this.

Hey there, Mola.

Well, hey, Stephanie.

Yeah, we've already heard testimony from the O'Pair, who previously struck a plea

deal with the state.

But like you said, we are now hearing directly from Brendan Banfield in his own defense,

his version of how his wife and another man wound up dead in the Banfield's home.

A Virginia man accused of double murder while he was having an affair with his family's

opair testifying in his own defense Wednesday.

Brendan Banfield charged with murdering his wife, Christine, and an unsuspecting man, Joseph

Ryan, who prosecutors allege was lured to the

family home as part of an elaborate murder plot with his opair.

Did you love your wife?

Very much.

Did you want to continue your marriage with your wife?

Yes.

But Banfield also testifying both he and his wife had multiple affairs, the husband entering

into one with the family O'Pair, Juliana Perez Moghalese, which he says began when his wife

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