When a husband walks in on a stranger attacking his wife, he responds with lethal force. The police immediately respond to the bizarre but seemingly straightforward scene, however after some things don’t add up, the investigators take a closer look at all of those who lived in the house — and the secrets they were keeping.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:BetterHelp -&nbsp;Convenient and affordable online therapy and counseling -&nbsp;<a href="https://betterhelp.com/lovemurder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://betterhelp.com/lovemurder</a>&nbsp;for 10% off your first monthShopify&nbsp;- $1 per month trial -&nbsp;<a href="http://shopify.com/lovemurder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://shopify.com/lovemurder</a>Progressive Insurance -&nbsp;Discover better rates at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.progressive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.progressive.com/</a>Sources:1.&nbsp;“Au Pair Killed Man on Employer’s Order, Attorney Says |&nbsp;<a href="http://wusa9.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wusa9.Com</a>.”&nbsp;<a href="http://wusa9.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wusa9.Com</a>, 4 AD,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/au-pair-charged-murder-shot-man-in-home-on-orders-of-her-employer/65-f26e3592-71aa-4c17-963e-b06f36946b38" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/au-pair-charged-murder-shot-man-in-home-on-orders-of-her-employer/65-f26e3592-71aa-4c17-963e-b06f36946b38</a>.2.&nbsp;Augenstein, Neal, and Abigail Constantino. “Fairfax Co. Au Pair Charged in Fetish Website Killing Visited Gun Range with Victim’s Husband, Prosecutors Say - WTOP News.”&nbsp;WTOP News, WTOP News, 1 Apr. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2024/04/fairfax-co-au-pair-charged-in-fetish-website-killing-visited-gun-range-with-victims-husband-prosecutors-say/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2024/04/fairfax-co-au-pair-charged-in-fetish-website-killing-visited-gun-range-with-victims-husband-prosecutors-say/</a>.3.&nbsp;“Banfield Double Murder Trial Set for October amid Evidence Disputes | Articles |&nbsp;<a href="http://fairfaxtimes.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fairfaxtimes.Com</a>.”&nbsp;Fairfax County Times&nbsp;,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FairfaxCountyTimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/FairfaxCountyTimes</a>, 1 Aug. 2025,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/banfield-double-murder-trial-set-for-october-amid-evidence-disputes/article_07534e1d-c3e9-454d-8924-652fe7c82f26.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/banfield-double-murder-trial-set-for-october-amid-evidence-disputes/article_07534e1d-c3e9-454d-8924-652fe7c82f26.html</a>.Big Shakeup in Cheating Husband’s Nanny Murder-for-Hire Case. YouTube, 30 July 2025,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIda09pZBIQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIda09pZBIQ</a>.<ol><li>“Christine Ann Banfield Obituary February 24, 2023 - Moloney Family Funeral Homes, Inc.”&nbsp;Moloney Family Funeral Homes, Inc., Moloney Family Funeral Homes, Inc., 2 Mar. 2023,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moloneyfh.com/obituaries/christine-ann-banfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.moloneyfh.com/obituaries/christine-ann-banfield</a>.</li><li>“Christine Ann Benson Banfield (1985-2023) - Find a Grave Memorial.”&nbsp;Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250098758/christine-ann-banfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250098758/christine-ann-banfield</a>. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.</li><li>“Defense in Fetish Sex Murder Case Challenges Catfish Theory – NBC4 Washington.”&nbsp;NBC4 Washington, NBC4 Washington, 11 July 2025,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/defense-in-virginia-fetish-sex-murder-case-challenges-catfish-theory/3954723/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/defense-in-virginia-fetish-sex-murder-case-challenges-catfish-theory/3954723/</a>.</li><li>Department, Fairfax County Police.&nbsp;FCPD Press Conference: Husband Charged in Reston Double Murder. YouTube, 16 Sept. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FtB5IZ4kjM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FtB5IZ4kjM</a>.</li><li>Diaz, Olivia. “Blood-Spatter Analysis Helped Investigation into Husband Charged with Killing Wife and Another Man | AP News.”&nbsp;AP News, AP News, 27 Sept. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/brendan-banfield-au-pair-double-murder-virginia-f4dc3fa2ac1975587991d0d0755e8f18" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/brendan-banfield-au-pair-double-murder-virginia-f4dc3fa2ac1975587991d0d0755e8f18</a>.</li><li>“Fairfax County Prosecutor Taken off Au Pair Double Murder Case after Drinking Incident.”&nbsp;WJLA,&nbsp;<a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-prosecutor-taken-off-au-pair-double-murder-case-after-drinking-incident-brendan-banfield-eric-clingan-commonwealths-attorney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-prosecutor-taken-off-au-pair-double-murder-case-after-drinking-incident-brendan-banfield-eric-clingan-commonwealths-attorney</a>. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.</li><li>“Former IRS Agent Charged in 2023 Deaths of Wife and Other Man, Officials Say.”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsaz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Https://Www.Wsaz.Com</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/wsaz3/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wsaz3/</a>, 17 Sept. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsaz.com/2024/09/17/former-irs-agent-charged-2023-deaths-wife-other-man-officials-say/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wsaz.com/2024/09/17/former-irs-agent-charged-2023-deaths-wife-other-man-officials-say/</a>.</li><li>Grace, Nancy.&nbsp;GLAM AU PAIR, 23, PLOTS STAB DEATH OF LOVE-RAT-BOSS’ WIFE?&nbsp;YouTube, 25 Apr. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Dii0e34y8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Dii0e34y8</a>.</li><li>Li, David K. “Wife’s Murder Connected to Elaborate Sex Fetish-Based Plot, According to Au Pair.”&nbsp;NBC News, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2025,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wifes-murder-connected-sex-fetish-plot-rcna227473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wifes-murder-connected-sex-fetish-plot-rcna227473</a>.</li><li>Madani, Doha. “Brazilian Au Pair Takes Plea Deal, Cooperates in Virginia Double-Murder Case against Former Boss.”&nbsp;NBC News, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brazilian-au-pair-takes-plea-deal-cooperates-virginia-double-murder-ca-rcna177847" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brazilian-au-pair-takes-plea-deal-cooperates-virginia-double-murder-ca-rcna177847</a>.</li><li>Moore, Jack. “Months after 2 Killed in Shooting-Stabbing in Fairfax Co., Family’s Au Pair Charged with Murder in 1 of the Slayings - WTOP News.”&nbsp;WTOP News, WTOP News, 19 Oct. 2023,&nbsp;<a href="https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2023/10/months-after-2-killed-in-shooting-stabbing-in-fairfax-familys-au-pair-charged-with-murder-in-1-of-the-slayings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2023/10/months-after-2-killed-in-shooting-stabbing-in-fairfax-familys-au-pair-charged-with-murder-in-1-of-the-slayings/</a>.</li><li>“Nanny Arrested in Herndon Double Murder That Left Woman, Man Dead |&nbsp;<a href="http://wusa9.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wusa9.Com</a>.”&nbsp;<a href="http://wusa9.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wusa9.Com</a>, 10 AD,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/herndon-virginia-double-murder-arrest-au-pair/65-0bc9e39f-ff7e-4485-88cd-d4d8f9e564b0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/herndon-virginia-double-murder-arrest-au-pair/65-0bc9e39f-ff7e-4485-88cd-d4d8f9e564b0</a>.</li><li>Reinstein, Julia. “Virginia Au Pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Gruesome Double Murder of Christine Banfield, Joe Ryan - ABC7 New York.”&nbsp;ABC7 New York, 30 Oct. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://abc7ny.com/au-pair-pleads-guilty-in-gruesome-double-murder-in-virginia/15484909/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://abc7ny.com/au-pair-pleads-guilty-in-gruesome-double-murder-in-virginia/15484909/</a>.</li><li>Sanchez-Cruz, Rafael. “911 Audio Introduced as Evidence in the Herndon Double Homicide |&nbsp;<a href="http://wusa9.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wusa9.Com</a>.”&nbsp;<a href="http://wusa9.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wusa9.Com</a>, WUSA, 6 AD,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/911-audio-introduced-as-evidence-in-the-herndon-double-homicide-case-brendan-banfield-juliana-peres-magalhaes/65-8a3aa334-68ef-4a16-853c-76998297a7e7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/911-audio-introduced-as-evidence-in-the-herndon-double-homicide-case-brendan-banfield-juliana-peres-magalhaes/65-8a3aa334-68ef-4a16-853c-76998297a7e7</a>.</li><li>Serre, Jared. “Double Murder Trial for Herndon Man Postponed to next Year | FFXnow.”&nbsp;FFXnow | Fairfax County, Va. Breaking News and Local Happenings,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ffxnow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ffxnow/</a>, 16 Oct. 2025,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/10/16/double-murder-trial-for-herndon-man-postponed-to-next-year/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/10/16/double-murder-trial-for-herndon-man-postponed-to-next-year/</a>.</li></ol>19.&nbsp;The Au Pair Affair Murder Alleged Murder Plot | Vinnie Politan Investigates. YouTube, 17 July 2025,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssCuksMz3XQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssCuksMz3XQ</a>.20.&nbsp;Vinnie Politan Investigates: Husband & Au Pair Murder Trial. YouTube, 8 Oct. 2024,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y02p0BjDOt0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y02p0BjDOt0</a>.<ol><li>Woolsey, Angela. “Reston Au Pair Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting and Stabbing Case | FFXnow.”&nbsp;FFXnow | Fairfax County, Va. Breaking News and Local Happenings,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ffxnow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ffxnow/</a>, 19 Oct. 2023,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/10/19/reston-au-pair-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-and-stabbing-case/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/10/19/reston-au-pair-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-and-stabbing-case/</a>.</li></ol>22.&nbsp;New York Times,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/brendan-banfield-murder-wife-au-pair.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU4.PTLq.V5QS0LJWhPK5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/article/brendan-banfield-murder-wife-au-pair.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU4.PTLq.V5QS0LJWhPK5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a>. 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