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 deep dive into the accused from someone who spent 32 years at the FBI reading people for a living. Dreeke led the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He knows what calculated killers look like. He knows what deception looks like. And he's examining whether the prosecution's narrative holds up under behavioral scrutiny.

Banfield was an IRS criminal investigator — trained to build cases and understand evidence. If he planned this murder, Dreeke asks, why did he leave a framed photo of himself and Juliana on the nightstand? Why did he call 911 and give a detailed statement? Why didn't he destroy evidence or flee?

The prosecution points to the gun purchase, the range visits, and the McDonald's where Banfield allegedly waited nearby. Dreeke explains what those actions mean behaviorally — and whether they prove premeditation or prove nothing at all.

Affairs don't equal murder. Dreeke identifies what escalation factors would need to exist for someone to go from infidelity to orchestrating a double homicide. Do they appear in this case?

This is the behavioral analysis of Brendan Banfield the jury won't hear. Subscribe for complete trial coverage.

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