More than three years after his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan, were murdered, Brendan Banfield was sentenced to life without parole.
FAIRFAX, Va. — Brendan Banfield will spend the rest of his life in prison, Chief Judge Penney Azcarate decided Friday.
More than three years after Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan were murdered, the case has come to a close. Brendan Banfield was found guilty by a jury of murdering his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Ryan, after a high-profile three-week-long murder trial in January.
Friday, Azcarate sentenced him to life
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