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Originally Published: September 20, 2024 at 8:05 a.m.

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 Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan were killed in the Banfields’ Herndon home in February 2023, prosecutors say.

The suspects used a sex fetish website to lure Ryan to the home, prosecutors say.

Christine Banfield was found stabbed to death in the home. Ryan was found shot nearby.

Peres Magalhaes told Fairfax County police officers she and Brendan Banfield found Ryan attacking Christine in the bedroom and that Brendan shot and wounded Ryan during the attack. The suspects told police Brendan then told Peres Magalhaes to get another gun so they could shoot him again.

At Thursday’s hearing, Peres Magalhaes’ attorneys argued testimony their client gave police should be suppressed because police unlawfully seized her. They said in body camera video their client is seen asking officers, “Do I have to go? Can I go back inside of the house?”

The prosecution argued against the claim that Fairfax County police seized the au pair, saying police treated her with care and respect. Officers did order her to leave and go to police headquarters, prosecutors said. Police wanted to provide a safe option where Peres Magalhaes and the Banfields’ young daughter could be warm and safe, prosecutors said.

The judge is expected to make a ruling on the defenses motion to suppress the au pair’s testimony next Thursday.

Peres Magalhaes was charged with second-degree murder in Ryan’s death last year.

Brendan Banfield was indicted Monday on four counts of aggravated murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.

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With the Washington Capitals celebrating their 50th anniversary, NoVa Caps is summarizing each season of the team, from earliest to most recent. The series continues with the 1992-1993 season, their 19th season.

The Capitals record was 43-34-7 in 80 games for 93 points and second place in the Patrick Division. They ranked 10^th out of 24 for goals scored and 10^th out of 24 for goals given up. [Note: the NHL added two new expansion teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning.]

Positive news: This was among the most balanced attacks in Capitals history. Nine players scored at least 20 goals, and Kelly Miller was just shy of that with 18. Three of them were defensemen: Kevin Hatcher, Al Iafrate, and Sylvain Cote.

The downside is that there’s just one play anyone remembers from this year, and it occurred in the season-ending loss to the Islanders in Game 6 of the opening round. After Pierre Turgeon scored to give the Islanders a 5-1 lead and all but end the competitive portion of the series, he raised his hands in the air to celebrate. Dale Hunter took that as a signal to level Turgeon from behind.

That hit sidelined Turgeon for the next series (though he returned for the Eastern Conference finals against Montreal), and the ensuing suspension cost Hunter the first 21 games in 1993-94.

On the transactions front, the Capitals acquired Kevin Miller before the start of the season, which you assume would have made alternate captain Kelly Miller happy since they’re brothers. But the Kevin Miller era lasted just 10 games before he was shipped off to St. Louis, which felt more painful because the Caps sent future Hall of Famer Dino Ciccarelli to Detroit to acquire Miller and received Paul Cavallini when they sent him on to St. Louis. Shockingly enough, this example of asset management does not appear on GM David Poile’s Hall of Fame profile.

Notable Draftees in 1992 NHL Draft

• Sergei Gonchar (D) – (1^st round — #14 overall)
• Jim Carey (G) – (2^nd round — #32 overall)
• Stefan Ustorf (LW) – (3^rd round pick — #53 overall)
• Martin Gendron (RW) – (3^rd round pick — #71 overall)

General Manager: David Poile

Head Coach: Terry Murray

Captain: Rod Langway

Leaders

Goals: Peter Bondra (37), Kevin Hatcher (34), Dmitri Khristich (31)
Assists: Dale Hunter (59), Mike Ridley (56), Michal Pivonka (53)
Points: Peter Bondra (85), Mike Ridley (82)
Penalty Minutes: Alan May (268), Dale Hunter (198)

Major Trades 

• June 15, 1992
  • Capitals acquire: Mark Hunter
  • Whalers acquire: Nick Kypreos
• June 20, 1992
  • Capitals acquire: Kevin Miller
  • Detroit Red Wings acquire: Dino Ciccarelli
• June 20, 1992
  • Capitals acquire: 1992 2^nd round pick (#32 used to pick Jim Carey), 1992 3^rd round pick (#53 used to pick Stefan Ustorf), and 1993 4^th round pick
  • Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: 1992 1^st round pick (#23 used to pick Grant Marshall), 1992 4^th round pick
• October 1, 1993
  • Capitals acquire: Pat Elynuik
  • Winnipeg Jets acquire: John Druce
• November 1, 1992
  • Capitals acquire: Paul Cavallini
  • St. Louis Blues acquire: Kevin Miller
• March 22, 1993
  • Capitals acquire: Rick Tabaracci
  • Winnipeg Jets acquire: Jiri Hrivnak, 1993 2^nd round pick

Previous Summaries

1974-75 Season
1975-76 Season
1976-77 Season
1977-78 Season
1978-79 Season
1979-80 Season
1980-81 Season
1981-82 Season
1982-83 Season
1983-84 Season
1984-85 Season
1985-86 Season
1986-87 Season
1987-88 Season
1988-89 Season
1989-90 Season
1990-91 Season
1991-92 Season

By Ethan Berman