But Banfield testified he and Magalhães did not plot to kill his wife and another man in the months that followed, despite what prosecutors suggest. “That is absolutely crazy.”Banfield is charged with aggravated murder in the killings of his wife and Joe Ryan. The former au pair was initially charged with second-degree murder in Ryan’s killing, but has since pleaded guilty to a downgraded manslaughter charge. For instance, Magalhães didn’t remember who created the email address connected to the social media account and where she and Brendan Banfield were on the day it had been procured. On the stand, Banfield spoke of his relationship with his wife, describing them as inseparable despite the affair.