The Au Pair Murders

About this episode

The episode discusses the suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan, known as 'The Au Pair Murders'.

Brendan and Christine Banfield had been together for nineteen years. They dated for many years, got married, and had a daughter named Valerie. The family was living in Herndon, Virginia, and because of their busy schedules they decided to hire a nanny. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss what has been called "The Au Pair Murders" by the press. On the morning of February 24th, 2023, Juliana Magalhaes, the au pair, and Brendan Banfield called 911. They claimed they found Brendan's wife, Christine, and that she had been attacked by an intruder who turned out to be a man named Joseph Ryan. Both Joseph and Christine were dead, but the authorities thought that the story told by Brendan and Juliana sounded suspicious. You can help support the show through Patreon . We'd love to connect with listeners on social media. We are available on the following platforms: Facebook - Facebook Discussion group - Instagram - Threads - X Formerly Twitter - Blue Sky - Twitch - Tik Tok Criminology is an Emash Digital production hosted by Mike Ferguson and Mike Morford.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• au pair
• intruder
• investigation

Keywords

• au pair murders
• Brendan Banfield
• Christine Banfield
• Juliana Magalhaes
• Joseph Ryan
• Herndon Virginia
• true crime

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Organizations: Criminology, Emash Digital

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