Prosecutors claimed Brendan subsequently received the call and drove home, where he allegedly shot Ryan in the head and stabbed his wife, attempting to frame Ryan in Christine's death. Peres Magalhaes then shot Ryan after seeing him move, authorities said.

A Brazilian au pair is testifying against her former employer and lover in a double homicide case that she says was part of an elaborate scheme to get rid of the man’s wife

Juliana Peres Magalhães gave dramatic testimony during the first day of trial, explaining her role in the alleged plot to help her former lover and boss, Brendan Banfield, “get rid of” his wife.

The murder trial of Brendan Banfield is now underway in Fairfax County. Banfield is accused of murdering his wife and another man — all amid an alleged affair with the family’s au pair.

The Brendan Banfield murder trial heard dramatic testimony from a key prosecution witness on Wednesday who described what investigators call a yearlong plot to kill two people. Juliana Magalhães, the family’s former au pair,

Juliana Peres Magalhaes suggested Brendan Banfield planned the entire murder plot on the stand, indicating she followed his instructions.

A quiet Fairfax County neighborhood. A trusted au pair. A marriage hiding dark secrets. We take you inside the courtroom of the murder trial of Brendan Banfield — a case prosecutors say was fueled by an illicit affair and an unthinkable plan.