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A Fairfax County, Virginia, man accused of plotting with his family’s au pair to kill his wife and another man is facing more charges.

The au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, told prosecutors she and Brendan Banfield conspired together to get rid of Banfield’s wife. News4’s Aimee Cho reports new details revealed when Peres Magalhaes pleaded guilty.

Under the terms of the deal, she pleaded guilty to manslaughter and will cooperate in the prosecution of Brendan Banfield.

An au pair accused in a double homicide in Northern Virginia will take a plea deal in the case, according to court documents.

Juliana Peres Magalhaes and Brendan Banfield, the father of the family for whom she worked, are accused of working together to kill Banfield’s wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan, inside the married couple’s home.

A Northern Virginia man accused of having an affair with his family’s au pair, and then working with her to kill his wife and another man has been denied bond.

Search warrant documents reveal new details about the jail conversations between Juliana Peres Magalhaes and Brendan Banfield. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Photos and other evidence show the two were having an affair for months before the killings, according to prosecutors. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A Northern Virginia man accused of having an affair with his family’s au pair, and then working with her to kill his wife and another man has been denied bond.

Prosecutors allege au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes was having an affair with the father of the family and was part of a plot to get his wife out of the picture.

Lawyers for Juliana Peres Magalhaes wanted some of her statements to Fairfax County police thrown out News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Attorneys for an au pair charged in a double homicide in Northern Virginia filed a motion to suppress testimony their client made to officers minutes and hours after they arrived at the crime scene. Prosecutors and police say Brendan Banfield plotted with Juliana Peres Magalhaes to kill his wife, Christine. The suspects were involved in an affair for months before…

Attorneys for an au pair charged with a double homicide in Herndon filed a motion to suppress statements she made to police after they arrived at the scene. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Brendan Banfield appeared in court after he was charged with murder in what prosecutors allege was a twisted fetish sex plot with the family’s au pair. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

A jury indicted a Fairfax County man in connection to the slayings of his wife and another man in an alleged plot with the couple’s au pair. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

A jury indicted a Fairfax County, Virginia, man Monday in connection to the slayings of his wife and another man in an alleged plot with the couple’s au pair. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The latest development in a complex case comes more than a year and a half after Christine Banfield was found stabbed several times in the couple’s bedroom, while an apparent stranger, Joseph Ryan, was found shot.

Dozens of families in Northern Virginia were allowed back into their homes after they were forced to evacuate over concerns of hazardous chemicals on Friday.

Police discovered “suspicious chemicals” while searching a home in Herndon, Virginia, leading authorities to evacuate nearly two dozen homes in the area Friday.

Officers discovered “suspicious chemicals” while searching a home in Herndon, Virginia, leading authorities to evacuate nearly two dozen homes in the area. “It is an evolving situation. We don’t have a lot of details about what was found in the house at this point, but we do thank our citizens for being patient with us,” Herndon Police Chief Steve Pihonak...