"Finger-Like" Blood Transfers on Joseph Ryan's Body: Forensic Expert Says Scene Was Staged | Banfield Trial Update
Prosecutors have rested their case in the Brendan Banfield double murder trial after presenting forensic testimony they hope will convince jurors the crime scene was deliberately staged. Blood stain pattern analyst Iris Dalley Graff walked the jury through graphic crime scene photographs, explaining that blood from Joseph Ryan's wounds flowed in multiple directions — evidence, she said, that his body was repositioned after death.Graff's most critical testimony centered on transfer stains found on Ryan's hands, pants, and arm. She described parallel "finger-like" patterns on his right leg and blood droplets on his forearm consistent with someone dripping blood from above. According to the prosecution, this corroborates au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães' account that Brendan Banfield intentionally placed his wife Christine's blood on Ryan to make it appear Ryan was the attacker.The defense isn't buying it. Attorney John Carroll objected repeatedly during Graff's testimony and later pointed to body camera footage showing Banfield with bloody hands pressed against his wife's neck when officers arrived. Carroll argued that's a man trying to save his wife — not stage a murder scene. He moved to dismiss all charges after the prosecution rested, but Judge Penney Azcarate denied the motion.Now the defense presents their case. Carroll has four to five witnesses ready. Can he convince at least one juror that the prosecution got it wrong?#BrendanBanfield #AuPairAffair #TrueCrimeToday #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
21 Tammi 25min
117 Shots Inside Robb Elementary: Adrian Gonzales Trial 3D Animation Breakdown
Texas Rangers investigators spent a year building a second-by-second animated recreation of the Robb Elementary School shooting, and it was just shown to the jury in the Adrian Gonzales trial. The former Uvalde CISD police officer faces 29 counts of child endangerment for his response to the massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers. According to prosecutors, Gonzales was the first officer on scene — and the animation allegedly shows him standing by his patrol vehicle while 117 gunshots were fired inside the school.The timestamps presented in court are brutal. Gonzales reportedly arrives at 11:31. The shooter enters the school at 11:32:59. The massacre in Room 111 begins at 11:33:45. Gonzales allegedly doesn't enter the building until 11:35:48. That's three minutes and forty seconds that prosecutors say he failed to act while children were being killed.Defense attorney Nico LaHood isn't backing down. He's turned the cross-examination into an indictment of the entire law enforcement response, getting the state's own witness to admit that other officers had line-of-sight on the shooter and didn't engage. Officer Juan Saucedo had a rifle. He allegedly asked permission to shoot. He didn't fire.Meanwhile, the families are living through this nightmare again. Velma Duran was removed from court after an outburst about her sister, teacher Irma Garcia, who was killed. The emotion in that courtroom is overwhelming.Gonzales has pleaded not guilty and faces a maximum of two years if convicted. The jury will decide if failing to act is a crime.#TrueCrimeToday #AdrianGonzales #Uvalde #RobbElementary #TexasTrial #SchoolShootingTrial #PoliceAccountability #UvaldeStrong #TrueCrimeNews #CourtRoomJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
21 Tammi 26min
BREAKING: U.S. Attorney Issues Subpoenas in Ellen Greenberg "Suicide" Case — Governor Shapiro's Office Named
Fifteen years. Twenty-three stab wounds. Ten to the back of her neck. A knife four inches deep in her chest. And a ruling that defied all logic: suicide.Ellen Greenberg was a 27-year-old Philadelphia teacher found dead in her Manayunk apartment on January 26, 2011. The medical examiner initially ruled it homicide. Within weeks, that was changed to suicide — with no explanation to her family. The crime scene was professionally cleaned within 24 hours. Her electronics were removed by her fiancé's uncle — a powerful Pennsylvania judge — before investigators could process them. Those same devices would later be cited as evidence of suicide, despite the original investigation finding nothing indicative of self-harm on them.Now, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to multiple agencies — including the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office that Governor Josh Shapiro ran when his team closed this case in 2019. This isn't about how Ellen died. It's about whether the handling of her case constitutes criminal corruption.Courts have already called the investigation "deeply flawed." The original pathologist has recanted. A 2025 review found wounds and bruises never documented — and still ruled it suicide. The Greenberg family has fought for answers through every legal avenue Pennsylvania offered. Now the feds are asking the questions the state wouldn't.There's no statute of limitations on homicide. If federal investigators find what Ellen's parents have always believed — that institutions protected themselves instead of seeking justice — this case could finally see accountability.#EllenGreenberg #JoshShapiro #FederalProbe #TrueCrime #Philadelphia #JusticeForEllen #Corruption #CoverUp #TrueCrimeToday #BreakingJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
21 Tammi 27min
Monique Tepe & Michael McKee Investigation Plus Brendan Banfield Trial — FBI Analysis
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today for comprehensive analysis of the week's biggest cases. First: the Michael McKee investigation. Police have a ballistics match linking a firearm from McKee's Chicago penthouse to shell casings at the Columbus crime scene where his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer were killed. Surveillance footage places his vehicle at the Tepe home before and after the murders. But investigators haven't explained how he allegedly got inside with no forced entry — or why a surgeon would keep the murder weapon for eleven days. Second: the psychology behind the alleged murders. Monique Tepe did everything right. She left after seven months of marriage. She didn't fight for the house or the rings. She moved home, rebuilt her life, married Spencer, had two children. She never spoke McKee's name again — only called him "her ex-husband." Her family says they suspected him from day one but stayed quiet to protect the investigation. Eight years wasn't enough distance. Coffindaffer explains why. Third: day three of the Brendan Banfield trial. McDonald's surveillance video shows Banfield receiving Juliana's call at 7:37 AM — the exact moment she says was the signal that Joseph Ryan had arrived. The murder knife was hidden under blankets. Christine's phone was in a drawer. But Banfield's DNA wasn't on the knife because police allowed him to wash his hands first. Coffindaffer breaks down what this evidence means for both sides and what the defense needs to do to recover from three days of testimony that hasn't gone their way.#MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBIAnalysis #DomesticViolence #MurderTrialJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
21 Tammi 58min
"Give Me the F---ing Login, Paul!" — The Phone Call That Allegedly Triggered a Quadruple Family Murder
Hours before Keith Caneiro and his entire family were killed, he made two phone calls to his brother Paul demanding answers about missing money. The jury heard those calls this week. Keith's voice is furious: "I need to know where that money went." And then: "Give me the f---ing login, Paul!" He gave Paul a deadline — two hours. Paul never responded. By morning, prosecutors say, Keith was dead on his front lawn with five gunshot wounds. His wife was dead inside, shot and stabbed. His two children — ages 8 and 11 — had been stabbed repeatedly and left to die of smoke inhalation as the house burned around them.The Paul Caneiro trial is now in its fourth day in Monmouth County, and the picture emerging is devastating. Prosecutors have presented evidence of a man allegedly living a fantasy — three Porsches, Tiffany's shopping sprees, an Audi for a mistress — while overdrafting his bank accounts and draining his brother's life insurance trust. Detective testimony revealed that bank statements Paul provided to the family accountant had been altered to hide the theft.Witnesses have described the scene at Paul's own house fire that morning: a gas can in the driveway, burn marks on his Porsche, the family sitting calmly in a car while firefighters worked. When police asked Paul where his security DVR was, testimony says he didn't answer — he looked to his daughter. That footage, showing Paul disconnecting his cameras at 1:28 AM, is now in evidence after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled it admissible.Paul Caneiro maintains his innocence. His defense points to a third brother. But the evidence prosecutors are laying out tells a different story — of a man who allegedly couldn't admit failure, and killed everyone who knew the truth.#PaulCaneiro #CaneiroBrothersTrial #ColtsNeckMurders #NewJerseyTrial #CourtTV #TrueCrime #FamilyAnnihilator #MansionMurders #MonmouthCounty #TheCrimeTimesJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
21 Tammi 26min
Brendan Banfield Trial Day: Surveillance Video Corroborates Timeline — But DNA Evidence Has Problems
Day three of the Brendan Banfield murder trial shifted the focus from the au pair's testimony to the investigators who processed the scene — and what they presented may be the prosecution's strongest corroboration yet. McDonald's surveillance video shows Banfield in the parking lot on the morning of the murders. At 7:37 AM, he's seen exiting the bathroom with his phone to his ear — the precise moment phone records confirm Juliana Peres Magalhães called him. According to her testimony, that was the signal that Joseph Ryan had arrived. The timeline holds. Detectives revealed the murder knife was found hidden under blankets — not in Ryan's hand, not positioned to support the defense claim that Ryan attacked Christine. Christine's cell phone was tucked away in a kitchen drawer while she slept, allegedly hidden so she couldn't call for help when Ryan arrived. But the forensic testimony also raised questions for the prosecution. Brendan Banfield's DNA was not found on the knife. The explanation? Police allowed him to wash his hands before collecting samples. Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to analyze how that kind of investigative gap happens, what the placement of the murder weapon tells us, and whether the blood evidence — Christine's blood on Brendan's jeans — can compensate. We also examine the premeditation evidence: the firearm purchased weeks before the murders, the gun range trips with Juliana, the alleged $30,000 spent on triple-pane windows to soundproof the house. The defense has attacked Juliana's credibility. But day three brought evidence that doesn't rely on her word. Does that undercut their strategy?#BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #BanfieldTrial #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #MurderTrial #ForensicEvidence #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #TrialUpdateJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
20 Tammi 20min
Gary Benson Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Gary Benson, Christine Banfield's Father, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a home invasion.The defense argues digital forensics contradict the catfishing theory and that investigators who disagreed were reassigned. Banfield faces life without parole if convicted. The four-week trial continues in Fairfax County.#TrueCrimeToday #BrendanBanfield #AuPairAffair #MurderTrial #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #FairfaxCounty #JulianaMagalhaes #Justice #BreakingJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.
20 Tammi 9min
