Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for scheme to kill lover’s wife and another man

Associated Press (AP)EN 3 min read 75% complete by By OLIVIA DIAZFebruary 13, 2026 at 07:53 PM

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Juliana Peres Magalhães, a Brazilian au pair, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for her involvement in a scheme to kill her lover's wife and another man. The crime occurred in February 2023 in Fairfax County, Virginia. Magalhães pleaded guilty to a downgraded manslaughter charge in the death of Joseph Ryan. She testified that she shot Ryan while Brendan Banfield, her employer and lover, fatally stabbed his wife, Christine. Prosecutors had recommended Magalhães' immediate release in exchange for her testimony against Banfield.

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Brazil 30% Richmond, Virginia 40% Fairfax County Circuit Court ×450% Christine Banfield 50% Fairfax, Virginia ×460% Joseph Ryan ×260% Brendan Banfield ×680% Juliana Peres Magalhães ×690%

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