
Defense Expert Says Killers Self-Inflict Wounds — What Does That Mean for Brendan Banfield? | Au Pair Murder Trial
Published: January 22, 2026
Duration: 16:17
The defense is fighting back in the Brendan Banfield double murder trial, and today they brought the receipts.
Day 6 opened with police body camera footage from the morning Christine Banfield died. The jury watched Brendan Banfield at the hospital, heard him ask about his daughter, heard the doctor tell him his wife's wounds were unsurvivable. And they watched him cry — both on the footage and again in the courtroom watching it back.
But before any of that, defense attorney John Carroll tried to get Juliana Peres Magalhães' entire testimony thrown out. The judge shut it...