Kimberly Dennis

[Innocence Project @innocence]

In 1990, Roy Criner was wrongfully convicted of the murder and sexual assault of Deanna Ogg in Texas. After spending 10 years in prison, he was exonerated in 2000 after DNA evidence proved his innocence. Now nearly four decades after his #wrongfulconviction, forensic genetic genealogy technology has led to an arrest in the case.
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[New York Post @nypost]

Couple charged with sexually abusing missing 14-year-old girl found hiding in box in bedroom https://t.co/Bvbmsvdbzd

[Meghann Cuniff @meghanncuniff]

A judge in Fairfax, Virginia, today sentenced a former Internal Revenue Service criminal investigator life in prison without parole for murdering his wife and a man lured to the home through a sex fetish website.

Brendan Banfield was having an affair with au pair Juliana Pere Magalhãess when they plotted to kill Banfield’s wife, Christine Banfield.

They posed as her on an online sex fetish website and persuaded a man later identified as Joseph Ryan to go to the couple’s home and sexually assault her. Banfield was home when Ryan attacked his wife on Feb. 24, 2023, and he told investigators he killed Ryan in self defense. Investigators, however, determined Banfield killed both, and jurors agreed when they convicted him of all charges on Feb. 2.

Magalhães pleaded guilty to manslaughter and testified against Banfield. Judge Penney Azcarate in Fairfax County Circuit Court sentenced her to 10 years in prison on Feb. 13.

The judge told Magalhães, “May it weigh heavily on your soul," and she had a similar message for Banfield today (Friday, June 5).

Azcarate told Banfield the “vast majority” of people she’s sentenced in her 18 years on the bench “were not inherently bad people, but they made terrible decisions and suffered the consequences.”

She’s seen something different twice before: “Two individuals that carried no remorse, calculated and planned their violent crimes and left many victims and devastation in their path.”

“As I listen to the evidence in this case, and listen to your testimony, it is apparent that I am once again looking at that same kind of evil,” Azcarate said.

In addition to murder, jurors in February convicted Banfield of child endangerment because the couple’s daughter was home during the killings. Azcarate sentenced Banfield to an additional five years on that charge and three more years for using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Banfield is from Long Island, New York, and met his wife when he was 18 and they were students at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut

If you recognize Azcarate, it's probably because she presided over the 2022 trial in the defamation lawsuit brought by actor Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

[Law&Crime Network @LawCrimeNetwork]

Unsealed FBI records reveal disturbing details in Anna Kepner’s death on a cruise, including suspicious behavior by her stepbrother Timothy Hudson, who faces murder and sexual assault charges while out of custody. Law&Crime’s Chris Stewart @cstewartnews is On the Case.

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

Former CIA officer who had 303 gold bars in his home ordered detained https://t.co/CkTuKIwxsl

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: Brendan Banfield — a Virginia man found guilty of killing his wife and a stranger lured to their home in an elaborate plot — has been sentenced to life in prison.

Read more: https://t.co/yA8vFUmbAQ

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

@PumpkinLady6 It wouldn't have been worth their time in my opinion. He doesn't really have any assets & the criminal court judgment ordered him to pay restitution to the victims estates.
They are suing the University though.

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

Kaylee Goncalves had nose broken, tooth knocked out: Autopsy report https://t.co/SIPUprzyDQ

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

@nypost I doubt John would want the person (Karen Read)... that screamed she F'ing hated him, called him a loser, pervert, & accused him of cheating, to be his voice

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

Minnesota Driver Blames Her Dog In Fatal Car Crash, Prosecutors Say https://t.co/UAH8F0G65X via @TMZ

[New York Post @nypost]

‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Jumanji’ actor James Handy dead at 81, killed by girlfriend’s son https://t.co/qNkvSCUg90

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

Three Decades After 73-Year-Old Woman Was Found Dead in Her Home by Family, Suspect Is Arrested
https://t.co/nBkXQyKuTl

[ABC News @ABC]

A teenager was killed and three people were wounded, including an 11-year-old, when gunfire erupted outside a high school graduation ceremony in Northern California, according to police. https://t.co/TBr44tkrEw

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann likes to read about serial killers in jail: Sheriff https://t.co/z9jOi455Zy

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Minor https://t.co/0dAcHqMPja

[Law&Crime Network @LawCrimeNetwork]

A Missouri man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his pregnant girlfriend, Bre'Anna Johnson, and her unborn twin sons. Prosecutors said evidence contradicted his initial claim of self-defense.

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

Teenage girl accused of stabbing 3 horses appears in juvenile court https://t.co/39d1JBU1cF

[Kimberly Dennis @mekimpossible]

CIA puts senior officials on leave over officer arrested with gold bars https://t.co/bctalKtW6E via @nbcnews

[ABC News @ABC]

A man, woman and two girls were found stabbed to death in what investigators believe is a murder-suicide in Miami. https://t.co/WaCt3x6GuF

[Court TV @CourtTV]

Forensic scientist Trevor Naleid testified about evidence collected in the case against Zachariah Rasch, who's accused of killing Crystal Rasch. Investigators found a significant amount of reddish-brown staining on a seat and seat belt inside a car belonging to Zachariah.