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{p}Brendan Banfield arrives to testify in his double murder trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool){/p}
{p}Juliana Peres Magalhães is escorted into the courtroom before continuing her testimony, during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool){/p}
{p}Brendan Banfield looks on during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool){/p}
Brendan Banfield during week 3 of the Reston double murder trial on Jan. 28, 2026. (7News via Court TV)
Attorneys talk to the judge during week 2 of the Reston double murder trial on Jan. 22, 2026. (7News via Court TV)
Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County, Virginia, courtroom, on Jan. 14, 2026, for his double murder trial. (7News via CourtTV)
Juliana Magalhaes provides testimony in a Fairfax County, Virginia, courthouse on Jan. 13, 2026. (CourtTV)
Juliana Magalhaes arrives inside the courtroom in Fairfax County, Virginia, to provide testimony in Brendan Banfield's case on Jan. 13, 2026. (7News via CourtTV)
Brendan Banfield at the opening statements of the Reston double murder trial on Jan. 13, 2026. (7News via CourtTV)
{p}Brendan Banfield, Juliana Peres Magalhães (Fairfax County Police Department){/p}
Brendan Banfield at the opening statements of the Reston double murder trial on Jan. 13, 2026. (7News)
Brendan Banfield sheds a tear at the opening statements of the Reston double murder trial on Jan. 13, 2026. (7News)
Jury selection will begin Monday morning, Jan. 12, 2026, in the high-profile murder trial of Brendan Banfield, a former federal law enforcement agent accused of plotting a double murder inside his Fairfax County, Virginia, home.(7News)
{p}Juliana Peres Magalhães testifies during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool){/p}
{p}Brendan Banfield looks on during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool){/p}
Juliana Peres Magalhães testifies during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool)

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{p}Brendan Banfield arrives to testify in his double murder trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool){/p}