Event Brief
IRS Agent Lured Wife and Man to Their Murders
Filed: Apr 04, 2026 at 2:01 AM ET
Summary: Brendan Banfield and Juliana Peres Magalhaes conspired to murder Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan in Northern Virginia.
WHO: Brendan Banfield
WHAT: murdered his wife and an unsuspecting man
WHEN: Apr 03, 2026 at 6:38 PM ET
WHERE: Northern Virginia
WHY: No motive has been reported.
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