Banfield Defense Attacks Prosecution's Blood Evidence & Digital Forensics — Is Reasonable Doubt Taking Shape? | Day 6

Banfield Defense Attacks Prosecution's Blood Evidence & Digital Forensics — Is Reasonable Doubt Taking Shape? | Day 6

The defense came out swinging on Day 6 of the Brendan Banfield murder trial — and the prosecution is now playing defense.

It started with a failed motion to throw out the au pair's testimony. Judge denied it. Then came the body camera footage: Brendan Banfield at the hospital the morning his wife died, breaking down when doctors delivered the news. He cried again today watching it. The defense wants the jury to see a grieving husband. The prosecution says it's an act.

But the real battle today was forensic. Defense expert LeeAnn Singley challenged every conclusion the prosecution's blood spatter analyst made yesterday. She testified that the evidence doesn't definitively show staging — and added that murderers sometimes hurt themselves to support their story. That cuts multiple directions.

Then came digital forensics. A Fairfax County detective confirmed he was "not voluntarily removed" from the case. A private investigator laid groundwork for the theory that Christine Banfield controlled the FetLife account — not Brendan. If the jury believes that, the entire prosecution narrative collapses.

Child endangerment charges are proceeding. Snow may shorten the trial. And somewhere in that courtroom, reasonable doubt is either building or crumbling.

Full breakdown of everything that happened in court today.

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