An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man was handed the maximum sentence Friday. Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25 from Brazil, was sentenced to ten years in prison after helping her American lover, 40-year-old Brendan Banfield, murder his wife Christine Banfield, 37, and Joseph Ryan, 39. At Banfield's trial, Magalhães testified that the pair created a social media account under his wife's name for people interested in sexual fetishes. Magalhães testified that she fatally shot Ryan as Banfield, a former IRS agent, was fatally stabbing his wife in the couple's bedroom. 'Christine yelled back at Brendan, saying, "Brendan!

Source: Daily Mail February 14, 2026 08:28 UTC