LIVE TRIAL | VA v. Brendan Banfield - Day 1 - Opening Statements and the Au Pair Testifies

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Join me as we catch up on the Brendan Banfield Murder trial. Banfield is on trial for the 2023 murders of his wife and Joseph Ryan. Co-Defendant Juliana Magalhães was working as an Au Pair in the Banfield home and took a deal with prosecutors to testify in this trial.

THE DOCKET
0:00 Welcome -- let's get to court
1:39 Road So Far
7:50 Channel Housekeeping
13:36 Prosecution's Opening Statements
32:22 Summary - Prosecution 📝
34:12 Defense's Opening Statements
58:50 Explaining Catfishing?
1:04:59 Police are Lying?
1:10:12 Summary - Defense 📝
1:15:05 Incogni
Prosecution Witnesses
1:17:38 #1 Alicia Dale - Custodian Of Records - Public Safety ⚖️
1:22:53 911 Call #1 - Initial call but hung up
1:23:44 911 Call #2 - call back vmsg from operator
1:24:59 911 Call #3 - Call from Juliana Magalhães
1:36:00 My Daughter???
1:37:34 Cross Examination ⚖️
1:40:52 #2 Detective Justin Hugh - Fairfax County PD - First Responding Officer ⚖️
1:43:03 Listen to Body Worn Camera
1:55:10 Fire Arms
1:59:58 Cross Examination ⚖️
2:07:00 #3 Officer Zachary Beckner - Fairfax County PD - First Responding Officer⚖️
2:08:30 Listen to Body Worn Camera - Where was child?
2:24:15 2 Banfield had Gun Magazines, Handcuffs and a Watch on him
2:27:05 Officer Allowed Banfield to Wash His Hands of Blood
2:30:22 Cross Examination ⚖️
2:38:05 #4 Lt. Michael Gibbons - Fairfax County PD - First Responding Officer ⚖️
2:40:38 Defendant Identified
2:45:46 Listen to Body Worn Camera
2:55:20 Cross Examination ⚖️
3:05:55 Court Lunch
3:09:20 Lunch Summary 📝
3:12:15 #5 Dr. Meghan Kessler - Assistant Chief Medical Examiner
3:16:00 Joseph Ryan Autopsy
3:31:00 Christine Banfield Autopsy
3:38:15 Knife Used
3:50:00 Cross Examination ⚖️
4:03:00 Afternoon Summary
4:05:20 Live Stream Break
4:23:56 #6 Juliana Peres Magalhães - AuPair to Banfield Family - Co-Defendant ⚖️
4:34:35 Images of Affair on Instagram
4:46:30 FetLife Plan
4:49:00 Shooting Range Waiver
5:40:00 Face to Face Issue
6:02:45 Juliana Spoke to Joe on the Phone as Christine
6:13:00 Cellphones Rehomed
6:33:20 Joe Pulled Up
6:43:30 In the Bedroom ⚠️
7:08:00 Juliana Shot Joe
7:10:30 Brendan put Christine's blood on Joe
7:19:00 Jury Dismissed
7:20:24 End of Day Summary
7:27:30 Q&A

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