Plea Deal and Charges
Juliana Peres Magalhaes, a Brazilian au pair, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for her role in the 2023 deaths of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan in , as part of a plea deal.
Brendan Banfield, Magalhaes' employer, faces multiple charges including aggravated murder and firearm offenses, related to both victims' deaths, with his trial set for February.
Details of the Case
Prosecutors allege the murders were part of a plot stemming from an affair between Magalhaes and Banfield, involving a fetish website and a scheme to eliminate Christine Banfield.
The事件's gruesome details include Banfield's alleged plan to kill his wife using Ryan as a decoy for a home invasion, which ultimately involved both Magalhaes and Banfield shooting Ryan.