Case File: Christine Banfield
On 24 February 2023, Christine Banfield was stabbed to death in her home on Stable Brook Way in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia. Joseph Ryan, who was at the Banfield’s home was shot and killed in the same incident. The 911 call described a confusing scene. Brendan Banfield and the family’s au pair claimed that Joseph Ryan had stabbed Christine. The Banfields’ au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, claims that Brendan Banfield shot Joseph Ryan.
Peres Magalhaes faces trial for the murder of Joseph Ryan beginning July 29 2024. No one has been charged for Christine’s murder.
Trial Coverage
Status: Scheduled. The trial of Juliana Peres Magalhaes for the murder of Joseph Ryan is scheduled to begin July 29 2024.
