Mastermind of nanny love triangle murders defiantly rips sentencing as judge condemns 'evil' plot

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Brendan Banfield, the Virginia man convicted of killing his wife and another man to hide his affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, June 5, 2026. (Credit: Pool) The Virginia man convicted of killing his wife and another man to hide his affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair will spend the rest of his days behind bars after he was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, was found guilty earlier this year on two counts of aggravated murder, one count of using a firearm in committing a crime and child endangerment stemming from the 2023 murders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan in the family’s home in Herndon, Virginia. The couple’s au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, pleaded guilty