20/20

The Au Pair, the Affair and Murder

February 21, 2026·1h 26m·7-min readnarrativetrue crime
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A seemingly open-and-shut case of a federal agent defending his wife from a home intruder unravels into a chilling tale of deception, infidelity, and premeditated murder when digital evidence and a shocking confession expose the husband as the mastermind behind a meticulously planned double

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Brendan BanfieldChristine BanfieldJoseph RyanJuliana Perez MagalhãesJenna SandsBrendan MillerJennifer

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FetLife

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Criminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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