The Au Pair Affair: What Really Went on Inside the Banfield Home?

An au pair returned to collect forgotten lunches, only to find a stranger lurking in the driveway. A true crime nightmare. On February 24th, 2023, Juliana Perez Magalhães arrived back at the Banfield home, leaving four-year-old Valerie waiting in the car. What should have been a quick trip to retrieve forgotten items led to a terrifying discovery involving an unfamiliar man and a scene that would soon become the center of a major au pair case. Investigators pieced together the sequence of events using a mobile phone, surveillance imagery, and physical evidence recovered from the home. From the closet to the driveway, every piece of criminal evidence helped authorities reconstruct the violence that left behind a gruesome crime scene investigation. Subscribe for weekly true crime breakdowns, and tell us your thoughts on how this tragedy unfolded in the comments below. Huge thanks to Acorns for making this episode possible: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Author: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices