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Au Pair Affair Trial (Brendan Banfield) - Part 1: The Plan and The Prosecution

Au Pair Affair Trial (Brendan Banfield) - Part 1: The Plan and The Prosecution

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens) vor 6 Monaten

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n the first installment of this explosive trial coverage, we dive
into the Commonwealth's case against federal agent Brendan
Banfield. What initially appeared to be a tragic home invasion
and the heroic defense of his wife, Christine, quickly unraveled
into a twisted plot involving an affair with the family's
22-year-old au pair, Juliana Magalhaes.

We break down the prosecution's opening statements, which allege
Brendan masterminded a "fake rape fantasy" on FetLife to lure an
unsuspecting man to his home—setting the stage for a double
murder he hoped to blame on an intruder. Hear the chilling
details of the initial 911 calls and the star witness testimony
of Juliana Magalhaes, who describes the moments Brendan allegedly
turned a knife on his own wife.

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