A woman has come forward with creepy details about an affair she had with Brendan Banfield years before he murdered his wife in a bizarre, fetish fantasy plot so that he could run off with his au pair. Brendan Banfield murdered his wife Christine so he could run off with their Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes (Banfield and Magalhaes together)The Banfields with their young daughter. Banfield, 40, and the couple’s Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 25, told police they had returned home to find Ryan stabbing Christine to death. Within months, Banfield moved the au pair into the couple’s bedroom and replaced photos of his wife in the room with pictures of them. Jurors were also shown 'red, lingerie-style clothing items' and Magalhaes’s other belongings hanging in the primary closet after the au pair moved into the bedroom just after the murders.

Source: Daily Mail February 20, 2026 07:21 UTC