FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Nearly three years after the murders of his wife and another man, Brendan Banfield, who is accused of killing them along with the family’s au pair, will go to trial.
The trial will begin Jan. 12, 2026. Cameras will be allowed in the courtroom, the court said Monday. It was originally set for Feb. 23 but was pushed back twice.
Prosecutors alleged Brendan Banfield and his family’s live-in au pair, Julian Peres Magalhaes, were having an affair months before the deadly shooting. Records in court showed newly framed photos of the two on a nightstand in the bedroom of the Banfield home, shortly after the killings…