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Virginia man convicted in twisted au pair affair double-murder plot that shocked nation

A Virginia jury has found former IRS law enforcement officer Brendan Banfield guilty of aggravated murder in the 2023 killings of his wife and a second victim, Joseph Ryan.

A Virginia jury has found former IRS law enforcement officer Brendan Banfield guilty of aggravated murder in the 2023 killings of his wife, Christina Banfield, and a second victim, Joseph Ryan. The victims were reportedly bound and gagged before being shot to death by Banfield at their home. Prosecutors alleged that Banfield had been embezzling money from his employer as part of an au pair scheme he was running out of his home. Banfield faces life in prison without parole for the murders.

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