Strange Stories: Au Pair Affair

We discuss the 2023 double homicide in an affluent neighborhood in Herndon, Virginia, in which 23-year-old Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães and her 39-year-old married lover, lured in Joseph Ryan, who had a profile on the fetish website FetLife, to restrain Banfield’s wife, Christine, for rough sex. Meanwhile, Ryan was being framed for the murder of Christine Banfield. At the same time, the murder-plotting lovers claimed self-defense in the fatal stabbing and shooting of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan, both unwitting and innocent victims at the time of their murders.

CW | TW: This episode discusses the graphic details of a double homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

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Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson

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Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers

Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson

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Sources

Fox 5 Washington, DC News: Au Pair Charged with Murder

Article: “What to Know About the Double-Murder Case Involving an Au Pair” by Annie Correal (NYT)

Article: “Au Pair Charged in Double Homicide Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter” by Olivia Diaz and Mauricio Savarese (AP; Associated Press)

Article: “Blood-spatter Analysis Helped Investigation into Husband Charged with Killing Wife and Another Man” by Olivia Diaz

Article: “Virginia Au Pair Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Connection with Double Murder Tied to Affair” by Julia Reinstein (ABCNews)

Article: “Virginia Man Accused in Fetish Sex Murder Plot Faces More Charges” by Gina Cook and NBC Washington Staff (NBC4 Washington)

Article: “Brazilian Au Pair Takes Plea Deal, Cooperates in Virginia Double-Murder Case Against Former Boss” by Doha Madani (NBC News)

Article: “Au Pair Charged with Murder in Herndon Double Homicide: Police” by Jillian Smith (Fox 5 DC)

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