The fake profile that killed Christin Benfield

The fake profile that killed Christin Benfield: The murder of a pediatric nurse from Virginia A stolen photo, a Fetlife profile with a false name, and a message at 7:47 in the morning with the exact address of the house. Christin Benfield, a 37-year-old pediatric nurse, was lured to her own home by a stranger - but the architect of her death was sleeping under the same roof. How does a federal IRS agent plan the murder of his wife, stage the scene in 15 minutes, and blame a man with no criminal record who had never set foot in their house before? In this episode, we explore the cracks in Brendan Benfield's alibi: the body moved post mortem, Christin's phone turned off before the attack, the absence of forced entry, and the voice conversations on Telegram with a woman pretending to be his wife. After months of forensic and digital investigation, two accomplices emerge, a nanny with a ticket out of the country, and an impossible question: what did Valeria, their four-year-old daughter, see and hear while her father staged the crime scene? Victim: Christin Benfield Date: February 24, 2023 Location: Woodbridge, Virginia, United States Status: Accused awaiting trial (October 2025) - Brendan Benfield, IRS special agent since 2019, never made it to the office the morning of the crime although records placed him at a nearby restaurant waiting for a signal. - The profile "Anastasia" on Fetlife was created weeks earlier with Christin's photograph, sent by Brendan through his personal email. - Juliana Magalhães, a 21-year-old nanny and Brendan's lover, was arrested in October 2023 while trying to leave the country with a new passport. - The stab wounds on Christin's body were precise and deep, inconsistent with a chaotic attack by an intruder - forensic analysis indicates premeditation and control. Christin Benfield, Woodbridge Virginia murder, 2023, IRS agent, accomplice nanny, forensic investigation, fake Fetlife profile, criminal intrigue, criminal minds, true crime SpanishTo listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie