Brendan Banfield found guilty in ‘au pair’ double murder

Brendan Banfield, a former IRS agent accused of conspiring with his child’s au pair to kill his wife and frame another man, has been found guilty.

A Virginia jury on Monday convicted Banfield, 40, on two counts of aggravated murder, one count of using a firearm in committing a felony and child endangerment after several days of deliberation. He was originally charged with four counts of aggravated murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with the killings.