The Virginia husband entangled in a weird love triangle together with his spouse and their Brazilian au pair has been charged with the murders of his spouse and a “fetish-seeking” man contained in the couple’s mansion in an elaborate scheme.
Brendan Banfield is accused of fatally stabbing his spouse, Christine Banfield, 37, and capturing Joseph Ryan, 38, throughout the early morning love-triangle double slaying on Feb. 24, 2024.
The Banfields have been married and dwelling within the residence with their au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, and their then 4-year-old daughter on the time of the murders.
The 39-year-old IRS investigator and Magalhaes allegedly shot Ryan who had been summoned to the couple’s million-dollar Herndon residence by way of a sexual fetish on-line website.
Magalhaes, then-23, instructed investigators that she and Banfield had walked in on Ryan attacking a unadorned Christine Banfield as her employer shot on the “intruder.” She is accused of taking the deadly shot.
When police arrived on the mansion, they discovered Ryan useless from a gunshot wound, whereas Christine Banfield was affected by stab wounds.
She was transported to an area hospital the place she was pronounced useless.
Magalhaes is claiming self-defense. However prosecutors allege that the complete episode was a ruse orchestrated by Magalhaes to do away with Christine.
They preserve the assumption that Ryan was a dupe lured into the sordid plot.
Prosecutors have beforehand revealed that Ryan had made plans to indicate up on the residence with a person who glided by the identify Annastasia9 on the net sexual relationship website “Fetlife.”
The profile pictured a petite lady in a one-piece bathing go well with, in keeping with the Washington Submit.
Investigators stated there was no proof to recommend Christine Banfield ever created the profile or knew about its existence, however haven’t revealed who made it.
Fairfax Police arrested Brendan Banfield on Monday on the residence the place the murders passed off after a grand jury indicted him on 4 costs of aggravated homicide and one cost of utilizing a firearm within the fee of a felony.
He’s accused of the premeditated homicide of the 2 victims.
The grand jury indictment comes after a 19-month investigation and the outcomes of latest data obtained by detectives, in keeping with Commonwealth Lawyer Steve Descano.
“Early final yr, a double homicide devastated two households and shocked our complete neighborhood,” Descano stated throughout a press convention. “I’ll make sure that my workplace places ahead the strongest case attainable at trial, and that we proceed to hunt justice for the victims and their households.”
Magalhaes was arrested in Oct. 2023 and charged with murdering Ryan however nobody was charged in Christine’s dying till Monday.
Each suspected murders are being held on the Fairfax County Grownup Detention Heart, Banfield is anticipated to be arraigned later within the week.
In an e-mail to her mother, Magalhaes complained about her life in jail.
“I’m bored with this place, this case,” Juliana Peres Magalhaes wrote in a current e-mail to her mother from Fairfax County Jail, in keeping with the Washington Submit.
“I’m sad, and nothing makes me joyful,” she stated within the June e-mail. “I simply wish to get out of right here and return residence to be with you guys. We can be collectively quickly, with God’s grace, mommy.”
“On Feb. 24, 2023, I stood in the course of a cul-de-sac avenue in Fairfax County and described the deaths of two individuals inside a residential residence,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis stated Monday. “Now 570 days later we all know the deaths of Joseph Ryan and Christine Banfield are each in reality murders.”
Officers, who stated Banfield and Magalhaes have been concerned in a “sexual relationship,” didn’t launch Ryan’s reference to the household citing the continued investigation.
“This a lot is obvious, now we have proof to now allege that Christine Banfield’s life was unlawfully taken and Joseph Ryan’s life was unlawfully taken,” the police chief added.
In April throughout a preliminary listening to it was revealed that the Magalhaes and Banfield, who continued their relationship following the deaths, went to a capturing vary weeks earlier than the murders.
On the time of her arrest, Magalhaes had moved her belongings into the principle bed room, as her garments have been hanging within the closet the place Christine’s as soon as hung and a framed image of her and Banfield sat on a nightstand, in keeping with the outlet.
Prosecutors offered enterprise data to again up the declare and stated Brendan Banfield purchased a Glock from the vary on Jan. 28, 2023, WTOP reported.
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