The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Iris Dalley-Graff Testifies: Forensics Analyst Breaks Down Blood Stains from Crime Scene
Iris Dalley-Graff, Forensics Analyst, took the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield...
1hr 54m Jan 20
1hr 54m
FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke: Complete Analysis of Brendan Banfield — Psychology, Manipulation & The Star Witness
Brendan Banfield is on trial for double murder. Prosecutors say he spent months planning an elaborate scheme to kill his wife Christine and frame Joseph Ryan as a home invader — all so he could be with the family's au pair. The entire case depends on Juliana Peres Magalhaes testifying against him. Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke is here to break it all down. Dreeke led the FBI's Counter...
1hr 5m Jan 20
1hr 5m
Robin Dreeke FBI Interview: Profiling Brendan Banfield, Reading Juliana Magalhães & Understanding "Wound Collectors"
He was a federal agent who allegedly built a murder plot designed to be undetectable. She was an au pair who lied for a year before becoming the prosecution's star witness. And in Ohio, a surgeon allegedly waited eight years to kill the woman who left him. In this special interview, former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke — who ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — deli...
57m Jan 20
57m
Robin Dreeke FBI Interview: Can the Jury Trust Juliana Magalhães? — Reading the Star Witness
She's the prosecution's entire case — and the most compromised witness in the trial. Juliana Peres Magalhães is the only person alive who was in that Herndon bedroom when Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan were killed. She's testified in graphic detail about what she says Brendan Banfield did that morning. But she also spent a year lying to protect him. She wrote letters promising to "take the...
13m Jan 19
13m
Robin Dreeke FBI Interview: Profiling Brendan Banfield — The Alleged Mastermind Behind the Au Pair Affair Murders
He was a federal agent. A husband. A father. And according to prosecutors, a calculated killer who spent months building a murder plot designed to look like a home invasion. Brendan Banfield is on trial for the February 2023 killings of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan — a stranger prosecutors say was lured to the family's Herndon, Virginia home through a fake fetish profile and gro...
25m Jan 19
25m
Juliana Peres Magalhaes Testifies Brendan Banfield Shot Joseph Ryan, Stabbed Christine Banfield
Juliana Peres Magalhaes took the stand on Day 1 and described what prosecutors say happened inside the Banfield home on February 24, 2023. According to her testimony, Brendan Banfield shot Joseph Ryan in the head, then stabbed his wife Christine repeatedly in the neck — while their 4-year-old daughter waited in the basement to go to the zoo. Prosecutors allege Banfield and Magalhaes — the fami...
37m Jan 18
37m
24 Theories, 19 Months, 1 Flipped Witness: Inside The Investigation Against Brendan Banfield
There were 24 competing theories before the au pair changed her story. Nineteen months passed before charges were filed. Eight months went by before a key piece of evidence was collected. The original prosecutor was removed after being cited for drinking at 8 a.m. And the forensics expert whose findings contradicted the prosecution's case was transferred out of his unit. That's the investigati...
47m Jan 18
47m
THE RELATIONSHIP: FBI Trust Expert Robin Dreeke On Brendan & Juliana — Manipulation, Love & Criminal Partnership
The prosecution's entire case depends on Juliana Peres Magalhaes testifying against Brendan Banfield. But who was really controlling whom in this relationship? Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins the Banfield Channel to break down the dynamic the jury needs to understand. Dreeke led the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program and wrote the book on trust and manipulation....
31m Jan 17
31m
Banfield Trial Day 3: Why Did Police Let Him Wash His Hands Before Taking DNA?
Day three of the Brendan Banfield trial shifted from au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães's testimony to the investigators who processed the crime scene — and the evidence they presented may be the most damning yet. Fairfax County crime scene photographer Kenner Fortner showed jurors what detectives found when they returned to the Banfield home eight months after Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan w...
27m Jan 16
27m
THE ACCUSED: FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke Analyzes Brendan Banfield | Does The Evidence Match The Theory?
Brendan Banfield is on trial for double murder. Prosecutors say he spent months planning an elaborate scheme to kill his wife Christine and frame Joseph Ryan as a home invader — all so he could be with the family's au pair. But does his behavior actually support that theory? Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins the Banfield Channel to offer something no other analyst can: a behavioral ...
17m Jan 16
17m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Madeline Crowley Testifies: DNA Profile From Crime Scene Revealed!
Madeline Crowley, Senior DNA Analyst, took the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield...
13m Jan 15
13m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Susan Greenspoon Testifies: Crime Scene Blood Analysis Explained!
Susan Greenspoon, Forensics Molecular Biologist at the Virginia Dept. of Forensic Science, took the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine ...
27m Jan 15
27m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Kathryn Colombo Testifies: Knife Presented as One Weapon Used in Murder
Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, were having an affair and conspired to lure Ryan to their Hernd...
50m Jan 15
50m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Cara McCarthy Testifies: Key Firearm Forensics Presented in Trial
Cara McCarthy, Supervisor at the Virginia Dept. of Forensics Science, took the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph R...
27m Jan 15
27m
Douglas Gudakunst Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Douglas Gudakunst, Fingerprint Specialist with the Fairfax County Police Department, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetis...
18m Jan 15
18m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Terry Leach Testifies: Additional Crime Scene Photos and Videos Presented
Terry Leach, Detective with the Fairfax County Police Department, took the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan....
1hr 31m Jan 15
1hr 31m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendon Banfield: Kenner Fortner Testifies: Crime Scene Photos Presented to the Jury
Kenner Fortner, Sgt. with the Fairfax County Police Department, took the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. P...
15m Jan 15
15m
Defense Attacks Magalhães Credibility: Netflix Deal, Jail Letters & "We Deserve Something" — Banfield Trial Day 2
Day 2 of the Brendan Banfield murder trial was all about one thing: destroying the credibility of star witness Juliana Peres Magalhães. Defense attorney John Carroll spent hours reading letters Magalhães wrote from jail — letters in which she promised Banfield she wouldn't cooperate, told his mother she would "give my life for his" and "take the blame for both of us," and complained about faci...
24m Jan 15
24m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendon Banfield: Juliana Peres Magalhaes On The Stand-Part 4
Juliana Peres Magalhaes, former Banfield au pair, continued to be cross-examined on the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and...
38m Jan 15
38m
Defense Attorney Bob Motta: Dismantling The Prosecution AND Destroying The Star Witness | Complete Banfield Breakdown
The prosecution says Brendan Banfield planned an elaborate double murder. But their own expert contradicted their theory — and was transferred. Their lead detective was reassigned. Their prosecutor was removed. They had 24 different theories until the au pair flipped. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins the Banfield Channel to break down exactly where this case bleeds — and how you destroy the sta...
1hr 6m Jan 15
1hr 6m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendon Banfield: Juliana Peres Magalhaes Testifies: "I Don't Remember"
Juliana Peres Magalhaes, former Banfield au pair, continued to be cross-examined on the stand today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and...
1hr 16m Jan 14
1hr 16m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Juliana Peres Magalhaes Testifies for a Second Day in Trial-Part 2
Juliana Peres Magalhaes, former Banfield au pair  , took the stand today the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors all...
1hr 10m Jan 14
1hr 10m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendon Banfield: Juliana Peres Magalhaes Continues During Cross Examination
Juliana Peres Magalhaes, former Banfield au pair, took the stand today the Brendan Banfield murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Banfield, a former IRS Criminal Investigation agent, faces four counts of aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and child abuse charges in the February 24, 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege...
1hr 28m Jan 14
1hr 28m
THE DEFENSE CASE: Attorney Bob Motta On Dismantling The Prosecution's Theory Against Brendan Banfield
The prosecution says Brendan Banfield planned an elaborate double murder. But their own expert contradicted their theory — and was transferred. Their lead detective was reassigned. Their prosecutor was removed. They had 24 different theories until the au pair flipped. So where does reasonable doubt live? Defense attorney Bob Motta joins the Banfield Channel to break down the prosecution's case...
17m Jan 14
17m
Juliana Magalhães Takes the Stand: "I Saw Him Stabbing Her" — Banfield Trial Day 1
Day 1 of the Brendan Banfield murder trial delivered explosive testimony from the prosecution's star witness — Juliana Peres Magalhães, the Brazilian au pair who was having an affair with Banfield and has admitted to firing one of the shots that killed Joseph Ryan. Magalhães testified that Banfield told her in October 2022 he wanted to "get rid of" his wife Christine because he didn't want to ...
25m Jan 14
25m
FBI Agent Coffindaffer On Banfield Investigation Failures + Nick Reiner Case Update
The Brendan Banfield murder trial is underway — and retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer is here to break down the investigation problems, the star witness credibility issues, and what the jury should be watching for. Plus: explosive new developments in the Nick Reiner case. Brendan Banfield faces four counts of aggravated murder for allegedly orchestrating the February 2023 killing...
46m Jan 14
46m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial of Brendan Banfield: Former Au Pair Juliana Peres Magalhães Takes the Stand
Juliana Peres Magalhães, former Banfield au pair, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings a...
1hr 48m Jan 14
1hr 48m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Dr. Meghan Kessler Delivers Forensic Pathology Testimony
Dr. Meghan Kessler, Forensics Pathologist, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a hom...
59m Jan 14
59m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Michael Gibbons Takes the Stand
Michael Gibbons, Fairfax County Police Lt., took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a ho...
21m Jan 14
21m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Zachary Beckner Testifies-Body Cam Footage Revealed
Zachary Beckner, Fairfax Co. Police Officer, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a h...
27m Jan 14
27m
THE STAR WITNESS: FBI Agent Coffindaffer On Whether Juliana's Testimony Can Convict Banfield
Juliana Peres Magalhaes is the most important witness in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. She's also the most problematic. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to break down what happens when your entire case depends on a woman who flipped to go home. Juliana was the Banfield family's au pair. Prosecutors say she helped Brendan plan and execute the murders of Christine Ban...
11m Jan 13
11m
THE STAR WITNESS: Defense Attorney Bob Motta On How To Destroy Juliana's Credibility At Trial
The prosecution's case against Brendan Banfield lives or dies with Juliana Peres Magalhaes. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins the Banfield Channel to explain exactly how the defense should tear her apart. Juliana spent a year in jail telling police the same story Brendan did — that Joseph Ryan was an intruder and they shot him in self-defense. Then she got a deal. Plead to manslaughter. Time se...
20m Jan 13
20m
The Au Pair Affair Murder Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Detective Justin Hugh Testifies
Justin Hugh, a Detective with the Fairfax County Police Department, took the stand today in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield. The former IRS agent faces four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife, Christine Banfield, and her alleged lover, Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, used a fetish website to lure Ryan to the co...
20m Jan 13
20m
Au Pair Affair Murder Trial: Alicia Dale Delivers Testimony in Brendan Banfield Case
Alicia Dale, Custodian of Records for Fairfax County, took the stand today in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield. The former IRS agent faces four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife, Christine Banfield, and her alleged lover, Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, used a fetish website to lure Ryan to the couple's Herndon...
18m Jan 13
18m
FBI Agent Coffindaffer Breaks Down The Banfield Investigation | What Went Wrong?
The trial of Brendan Banfield begins today — and retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer is here to examine the investigation that's about to face a jury. Brendan Banfield is charged with orchestrating the February 2023 murders of his wife Christine and Joseph Ryan, allegedly with help from the family's au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes. Prosecutors say he created a fake FetLife profile t...
13m Jan 13
13m
Brendan Banfield Trial Opens: Prosecution and Defense Deliver Opening Statements in Au Pair Affair Murder Case
The Prosecution & Defense gave opening statements today in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a home ...
28m Jan 13
28m
TRIAL BEGINS: Brendan Banfield Charged With Murdering Wife Christine & Joseph Ryan | Full Case Breakdown
The murder trial of Brendan Banfield begins Monday, January 12th, 2026 in Fairfax County Circuit Court. This channel will provide complete coverage of the trial as it unfolds. Here's everything you need to know going in. THE VICTIMS: Christine Banfield, 37, was a pediatric ICU nurse and former Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner who spent her career helping assault survivors. Joseph Ryan, 39, was a ...
34m Jan 13
34m
The Expert Who Got It Wrong — Or The One They Silenced? | Brendan Banfield Murder Case
Officer Brendan Miller spent months analyzing 60 devices connected to the Brendan Banfield double murder investigation. His conclusion didn't match what Fairfax County Police wanted to hear. According to court testimony, he was told he'd never work another digital forensics case in the bureau again. Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield — an IRS criminal investigator — created a fake profile on Fet...
23m Jan 09
23m
The Banfield Affair: Murder, Betrayal & The Au Pair Who Flipped
Joseph Ryan thought he was meeting a woman for a sexual encounter. He walked into a house in Herndon, Virginia on February 24, 2023 and never walked out. Ryan was shot twice — once by Brendan Banfield, an IRS criminal investigator, and once by Juliana Peres Magalhaes, the family's Brazilian au pair. Both shooters told police the same story: Ryan was a home invader who had just stabbed Christin...
22m Jan 09
22m