Banfield Trial Day 3: Crime Scene Photos, Hidden Knife & FBI Expert on Juliana's Credibility

The prosecution showed its hand on day three, and the evidence keeps stacking. Fairfax County detectives revealed what they found when they returned to the Banfield home eight months after Christine's death: the blood-soaked bedroom carpet replaced with fresh wood flooring, new furniture throughout, and photos of Brendan with Juliana Peres Magalhães now occupying the nightstand where his wedding pictures once sat. The visual tells a story no testimony needs to explain.

Crime scene photographer Kenner Fortner documented the before-and-after transformation. Detective Terry Leach walked jurors through graphic photographs of Joseph Ryan's body in the bathroom—blo...