The Au Pair Affair That Led To Murder - The Brendan Banfield Trial
Pretty Lies And Alibis
GiGi McKelvey
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Prosecutors allege Banfield carried out the killings with the help of the family’s live-in au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, with whom he was having an affair. According to the state, the pair used an online fetish website and encrypted messaging to lure Ryan to the home under the guise of a consensual encounter — a plan that allegedly ended in murder and a staged crime scene.
This episode covers:
The alleged affair and digital trail
Claims of long-term planning
What happened the morning of the murders
Conflicting detective theories
Juliana’s plea deal and cooperation
Internal police disputes and prosecutorial issues
What to watch for as the trial begins
Brendan Banfield has pleaded not guilty and faces life in prison without parole if convicted. Jury selection is expected to begin January 12, and this case is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched trials of the year.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Pretty Lies and Alibis. Let's seek the truth and travel the long road to justice together. |
| 0:08.7 | What you know, alibiers, welcome to another episode of Pretty Lies and Alibis. I'm Gigi. Good to have you here. It's Monday, January 5th. |
| 0:17.0 | Had to pivot a bit today because the Sarah Grace Patrick trial that was supposed to start today |
| 0:22.8 | has now been continued until August. The state was the one that filed the motion for a |
| 0:27.9 | continuance because they are waiting on an expert report. So, thankfully, one of my listeners |
| 0:34.0 | and mods, let me know about this case. Just going to trial next week. It's the |
| 0:38.9 | Brendan Banfield trial. That starts on January 12th, and I'll be live streaming and recapping that |
| 0:45.4 | daily. And we're going to get into the backstory in just a second. One thing I want to let you guys |
| 0:50.2 | know about is during the day for about 12 hours, I'm going to do a live stream where people |
| 0:54.7 | can just pop in and chat with each other about whatever, as long as this respectful. It doesn't |
| 1:00.5 | have to be about crime. It can be about your dog, your kids, whatever. Just a little place for |
| 1:06.1 | everybody to come pop in if you're bored and just chew the fat with the rest of the alibiers. |
| 1:10.9 | So look for that. |
| 1:11.9 | If you're subscribed, hit that little bell notification, and it'll let you know every time I go |
| 1:16.5 | live or post any new content, which is really important with YouTube shorts when I have a |
| 1:21.0 | little piece of information to share, but not enough for a full episode. |
| 1:24.9 | So make sure you're subscribed. |
| 1:26.5 | So let's get into this backstory. |
| 1:28.9 | This involves a live-in-nanny, who Brendan was having an affair with. She was 23 years old, |
| 1:35.3 | Juliana Perez Magalise. She was charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of Joseph Ryan, |
| 1:41.5 | who was 38. He was shot to death. and then Brendan's wife, 37-year-old |
| 1:46.4 | Christine Banfield, who was stabbed to death. The murders happened on February 24, 2023. |
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