Virginia Wife Killing

A Virginia man who was having an affair with the family’s au pair has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife and a man who was lured to the couple’s home as a fall guy. Brendan Banfield claimed he shot Joseph Ryan after he came across Ryan attacking his wife on the morning of Feb. 24, 2023. But prosecutors said Brendan Banfield and the au pair set Ryan up in a scheme to get rid of Christine Banfield. During Friday's sentencing hearing, the judge called Brendan Banfield's actions evil and calculated. Some media have dubbed the case the “au pair affair.”