Ashleigh Banfield X Drop Dead Serious
@dropdeadserious·579K subscribers·603 videos
Scheming Husband's Filthy Catfish Murder Plot? | Au Pair Murder, Brendan Banfield
Posted
January 20, 2026
Views
65,503
Likes
3,350
Comments
553
January 20, 2026
65,503
3,350
553
5.96%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
1:36:29Now PlayingPolice say this was not a crime of passion, not a botched home invasion, and not a jealous husband snapping in the moment, but a meticulously planned double murder allegedly orchestrated by a federal agent who was living a secret double life with his family’s au pair. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the shocking prosecution theory against Brendan Banfield, a Virginia IRS agent accused of catfishing an unsuspecting man through BDSM websites, luring him into the Banfield home under false pretenses, and then staging a brutal scene that left his wife, Christine Banfield, stabbed to death and Joseph Ryan shot and killed inside their million-dollar Fairfax County home. Prosecutors allege Banfield and his young Brazilian au pair, Juliana Perez Magalhães, carried out an elaborate plot involving fake online identities, Telegram calls, decoy 911 calls, McDonald’s drive-through alibis, sound-dampening windows, gun-range training, and a plan to make Banfield look like the hero who stopped a violent intruder.
Ready to give MASA or Vandy a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to and using code BANFIELD.
Follow Pretty Lies & Alibis:
Join The Dead Serious Club
Drop Dead Serious is available on all podcast platforms.
Follow on Apple
Follow on Spotify
Check out the Merch!
Follow Ashleigh on Social Media
Instagram:
TikTok:
Facebook:
Website:
Watch Banfield weeknights at 10 p.m./9 C only on NewsNation. To find NewsNation on your screen: NewsNationNow.com
Drop Dead Serious is a true crime and legal commentary podcast produced for informational and entertainment purposes. The views expressed by our hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute legal advice or professional counsel. All persons discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We rely on publicly available sources, verified reporting, and official records, but we cannot guarantee all information is free from errors or omissions. Viewer discretion is advised. Some content may be protected under Fair Use (17 U.S. Code § 107) for the purposes of commentary, criticism, and news reporting. Any sponsorships or affiliate links will be disclosed when applicable. Nanny & Scheming Husband's Filthy Mistress Catfish Murder Plot? | Au Pair Murder, Brendan Banfield ashleigh banfield,ashleigh banfield podcast,drop dead serious,drop dead serious podcast,true crime podcast,ashleigh banfield true crime,true crime,true crime cases,true crime stories,crime stories,brendan banfield,au pair murder trial,brendan banfield murder trial,Juliana Peres Magalhaes,juliana peres magalhães bodycam,au pair body cam,brendan banfield body cam,nanny murder plot,catfish murder,brendan banfield au pair case,au pair murder case
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
