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Talking Dateline: Temptation

April 8, 2026·29 min·4-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The episode centers on a shocking and intricately planned murder in Northern Virginia involving Christine Banfield, a pediatric ICU nurse, who was killed in her home by her husband Brendan Banfield—an IRS investigator—and their Brazilian au pair, Juliana. The crime was disguised as a h

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Blaine

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Christine BanfieldBrendan BanfieldJulianaJoe RyanBlaineAndrea Canning

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Dateline NBC

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformForensicsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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