Virginia jurors weigh competing narratives in au pair murder case
TL;DR
Jurors resumed deliberations in the Virginia double-murder trial of Brendan Banfield, who prosecutors say orchestrated the killings after an affair with the family’s au pair, using a catfishing scheme to lure a man to the home; the defense counters the evidence is insufficient to convict on all counts, with life in prison on aggravated murder charges possible.
- ‘Whose story does the evidence support?’: Jury resumes deliberations in ‘au pair affair’ murders trial WTOP
- Brendan Banfield convicted of double-murder in au pair affair trial CNN
- Virginia man who had affair with au pair found guilty of murdering wife, another man CBS News
- Brendan Banfield double murder trial: Man found guilty in elaborate plot to get rid of his wife ABC News
- Brendan Banfield Found Guilty in Virginia Double Murder Trial The New York Times
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