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ReportingFeb 13, 2026Read →

Au Pair Gets 10 Years In Twisted Double-Murder Plot

A Brazilian au pair who helped orchestrate a chilling murder scheme inside a Virginia home will spend the next decade behind bars. Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison after pleading…

ReportingFeb 2, 2026Read →

Ex-IRS Agent Convicted of Murdering Wife and Stranger in Twisted Plot

A Fairfax, Virginia jury found former IRS special agent Brendan Banfield guilty of murdering his wife and a stranger in a shocking scheme that prosecutors say he orchestrated with his Brazilian au pair-turned-mistress…

ReportingJan 29, 2026Read →

Love Letters to Au Pair Take Center Stage in Double-Murder Trial

Jurors in a Virginia courtroom were confronted this week with intimate messages that prosecutors say reveal the motive behind a shocking double homicide — a forbidden romance, secret plans for a future together, and a…

ReportingJan 20, 2026Read →

Ex-IRS Agent and Brazilian Au Pair’s Affair Exposed as Selfies Surface in Wife’s Murder Trial

Long before a Virginia mother was found dead inside her own home, prosecutors say a digital trail was quietly documenting the affair that would help lead to her killing. According to the New York Post , jurors in the…

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