Brendan Banfield and au pair Juliana Magalhães carry on an affair for months.
Banfield begins creating the murder plan after telling Magalhães he wants to get rid of his wife, and divorce is not an option.He doesn’t want to spend the money, nor does he want to share custody of their 4-year-old daughter.
The jury has heard the murder plan Banfield came up with…a home invasion that involves giving Magalhães a gun and instructing her to call Christine’s phone when Joseph Ryan enters the home.
Magalhães is then supposed to call Banfield as he waits at a McDonald’s near the house.
Peres Magalhães says Banfield changes his routine leading up to the murders, so it would not seem out of routine for him to be at the McDonald’s at that time of the morning.
Ryan is shot by Magalhães, then Christine is stabbed to death by her husband.
Magalhães confesses to the police.
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[Feature Photo: Center: Christine Banfield/family handout; Left, Brendan Banfield and right, Juliana Peres Magalhaes/Fairfax County Police Department]
