Husband denies planning wife’s murder in Virginia au pair affair case

TL;DR
In Fairfax County, Virginia, Brendan Banfield testified that he loved his wife and did not plan to kill her and Joe Ryan after starting an affair with their au pair, Juliana Magalhães; prosecutors allege Banfield and Magalhães lured Ryan to the home, shot him, and Banfield stabbed Christine Banfield, staging the scene, while Magalhães has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and Banfield, who pleads not guilty, faces life if convicted.
- Husband testifies he did not plot wife’s killing in double murder trial connected to au pair affair wtop.com
- Recap: Brendan Banfield says murder plot accusation is ‘absolutely crazy' nbcwashington.com
- Brendan Banfield testifies at his double-murder trial ‘there was no plan’ with au pair CNN
- Brendan Banfield denies killing wife, stranger with help of mistress NewsNation
- Brendan Banfield trial expected to resume Wednesday wusa9.com
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