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20/20

The Au Pair, the Affair and Murder

20/20

ABC News

True Crime

4.08.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

After a young mom is found murdered, seemingly at the hands of a home intruder, investigators uncover a far more intricate plot than the initial evidence suggested.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Premier League is exciting.

0:04.0

It's exhilarating.

0:07.0

And sometimes it's...

0:11.0

So when you need something to help you ride the highest and loads of all that action,

0:17.0

grab a Coke to keep you in the game.

0:20.0

Time to refresh.

0:21.8

Time for a Coke.

0:23.8

Coca-Cola, official partner of the Premier League.

0:43.3

This is a story that begins in a quiet cul-de-sac where a young family invites somebody new into their lives.

0:47.3

And what would eventually happen there would captivate the country for nearly three years.

1:01.5

In 2021, Juliana Perez Magales came from Brazil to Virginia to work for Christine and Brendan Banfield.

1:03.9

She was to be their au pair.

1:10.6

An au pair is typically a person who comes from a different country who joins a family and helps out.

1:12.6

It's like a living nanny. At the time, Christine and Brendan Banfield had a three-year-old daughter,

1:17.6

and like a lot of couples, they had demanding jobs,

1:20.6

and they needed somebody to help look after their daughter.

1:25.6

A year and four months after Juliana joins the Banfield family, a tragedy hits the family.

1:35.9

On February 24th, 2023, the family life that Juliana Magales was sharing with the Banfields was completely shattered.

1:47.0

It was turned upside down.

1:50.0

911, where is your emergency?

1:53.0

I need help.

1:56.0

My friend, she just was stuck in the mic now. She's playing a lot.

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