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Brendan Banfield, the former IRS criminal investigator, is accused of masterminding a twisted and calculated plot to murder his wife Christine inside their Herndon, Virginia home.

Prosecutors allege that Brendan seeking to escape his marriage and pursue a secret affair with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Magalise, posed online as Christine

to lure a man, Joseph Ryan, under false pretenses of a sexual encounter.

Once Ryan arrived, Brendan allegedly shot him in the head, then turned the knife on his

own wife stabbing her to death. The au pair, who later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, claimed she participated

under Brendan's influence.

Authorities say the murder scene was staged, but Brendan maintains his innocence.

Was this a chilling act of betrayal, seduction, and premeditated violence fueled by

lust and deception? Or is the husband the victim of a lying au pair lover? The murder

trial is set for jury selection on Monday with court TV cameras inside the courtroom when

the trial is expected to begin on Tuesday.

But first, five years ago, Spencer and Monique Tepe were married in a small, intimate

wedding inside their beautiful Columbus, Ohio home. And inside that home, they were raising a family,

two young children, just one and four years old.

Spencer worked about an hour away as a dentist, and colleagues say he loved this job and

showed up on time every day with a big smile, full of energy, and ready to serve his patients.

So when Spencer did not show up to work on December 30th his colleagues thought something was wrong and

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