1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Crime a art hourly update, breaking crime news Now. 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Parton. In a case that has drawn international attention, 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: four months a woman was found stabbed inside an upscale 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 2: home in a neighborhood outside Washington, d C. Her husband, 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 2: who prosecutor's alleged was having an affair with their Brazilian 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: O pair, was a federal law enforcement officer. A second victim, 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: who authorities say had been lured to the couple's home 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: through a sexual fetish website, had been shot, lying dead 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 2: next to the dying wife. Drew Nelson explains the latest 10 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: charges in this twisted case. 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 3: It took nearly a year for Virginia police to make 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 3: a second arrest in connection to the murders of Christine 13 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 3: Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Juliana Perez Maggiles, the O pair 14 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 3: caring for the Banfield's daughter, is facing second degree murder charges, 15 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 3: but only in Joseph Ryan's murder. The person indicted in 16 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 3: Christine Banfield's death is her husband, Brendan Banfield. He's facing 17 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 3: four counts of aggravated murder and one count of felony 18 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 3: fire arm use. That day, Banfield told nine one one 19 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 3: he shot a man who stabbed his wife. 20 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:09,199 Speaker 2: Prosecutors in Fairfax County, Virginia have now accused mister Banfield 21 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 2: of plotting to kill the two in his home about 22 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: twenty miles outside the capitol. The case was riddled with evidence, 23 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: Dave Mack explains. 24 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 4: Investigators say the killings are part of a larger scheme. 25 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 4: Juliana Perez Maglaise and Brendan Banfield began a romantic relationship 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 4: in the months leading up to the murders, and it 27 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 4: is alleged they continued the affair afterwards. The day of 28 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,559 Speaker 4: the murders, Maglaise called nine one one to report an emergency. 29 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 4: The first time she called, she hung up. More than 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 4: ten minutes later, she called again, and Brendan Bamfield spoke 31 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 4: to the nine one one dispatch. He says he shot 32 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 4: a man who stabbed his wife. Perez, Maglaise and Banfield 33 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 4: reportedly entered the home to find Joseph Ryan holding a 34 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 4: knife to Christine Banfield's throat. According to Perez Magalaise, she 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 4: alleged Ryan stabbed Christine Banfield and that Brendan Bamfield then 36 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 4: shot Ryan. Magalayse also told authorities that she shot Ryan 37 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 4: once with the second. 38 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 2: Firearms, investigators begin to dive deeper into the relationship of 39 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: the husband and his o pair, a potential motive was revealed. 40 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: Crime on Lines holding Zapple explains what investigators found out. 41 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 5: Investigators working with the prosecutor have come up with a 42 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 5: theory that the killings were part of an elaborate plan 43 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 5: that would allow Brendan Banfield and Juliana Perez Magales to 44 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 5: live their lives together without Christine Banfield. Investigators found Juliana 45 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 5: Perez Magalese clothes were in Christine Banfield's closet, not her own. 46 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 2: Now, Brendan Banfield has been indicted in the double murder 47 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: case and is being held without bond. Follow Nancy Grace's 48 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 2: coverage of this twisted murder plot by tuning into Crime 49 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: Stories with Nancy Grace on Doctor Peel's Merritt Street Media 50 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: six and nine pm Eastern. Check your local listings for 51 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: channel assignment, or subscribe to Crime Stories with Nancy Grace 52 00:02:55,639 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 2: on your favorite podcasting app more Crime and Justice news. 53 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 2: After this, Elizabeth Green leaves her home to walk next 54 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: door to the ranch that she's working at, but Elizabeth 55 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: never makes it. For more, here's Nancy Grace. 56 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: Elizabeth Green, twenty one, grows up on a ranch in 57 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: rural Calajo, Utah. She starts working at a neighboring ranch 58 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 1: and gets up early to walk there along a dirt road. 59 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: She never makes it to work. Her family doesn't realize 60 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: she's missing until she doesn't come home that evening. Hu 61 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: Abb County Sheriffs search along the dirt road. No sign 62 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: of Elizabeth. There's nothing suspicious on the ranch either. Authorities 63 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: believe Elizabeth may have gotten lost or is picked up. 64 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: Elizabeth Green last seen wearing a pink Ti Die hoodie, jeans, 65 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: black converse, and a white backpack. Five eleven, one hundred 66 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: and twenty five pounds, brown hair, green eyes, now missing 67 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: two months. If you have info about Elizabeth Green, called 68 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: Ubub County, Utah Sheriffs eight and zero one seven nine 69 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: four three nine seven zero. 70 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: For the latest crime injustice news. Follow Crime Alert hourly 71 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 2: update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. 72 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Parton