Banfield, 39, is on trial for the February 2023 killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan, at his home in northern Virginia. He allegedly stabbed Christine, 37, to death in their bed as part of a twisted plot to be with his 25-year-old Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães. Ryan responded and was also killed by Banfield as part of an elaborate scheme to be with Magalhães, prosecutors say. Magalhães shared how she and Banfield lured Ryan to the house using a BDSM site. The two then shot him, staging the scene to look as if Ryan had been a predator stabbing Banfield.

Source: Daily Mail January 17, 2026 16:54 UTC