A Virginia husband allegedly turned to a BDSM dating site to rope in an unwitting accomplice to murder his wife — part of a months-long plot to get his spouse “out of the picture ,” according to a report.

Juliana Peres Magalhães, a 24-year-old Brazilian au pair, told prosecutors that her 39-year-old employer, Brendan Banfield, allegedly chose to murder his wife , Christine Banfield, instead of divorcing her as the two carried out a steamy affair. 3

“And then I asked him, ‘Are you gonna divorce her?’” Magalhães told Fairfax County prosecutors on Oct. 25, 2024, in footage that aired on Tuesday by NBC Washington.

“And then he said, ‘That’s not what I’m thinking about.’ And then he explained that he was thinking about finding a way to just get rid of her, out of the picture,” Maga

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