Fairfax County Double Murder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, given all of these discussions here, it seems like this will still take years to actually have a resolution.

His case is actually moving pretty quickly. JMP arrested in October and did not have her hearing to move to circuit court until April. His happened in one day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t that clear Juliana from Ryan’s death?
I remember one of the biggest discussions during the hearing was to know exactly which bullet blinded him, and which bullet actually killed him. There was a forensic doctor that was questioned multiple times in every way if she could say for sure that Juliana’s shot was the one that killed Ryan.

It’s obvious that she’s guilty, she helped BB and plotted the deaths but can’t this mean that she won’t be charged for actually murdering him?

I may be saying a bunch of BS, but he can’t die twice and only one bullet actually killed him. So how would this work?

It was the coroner who testified that both shots would have caused death. It is called a progressive lethal shot, while Juliana’s shot was second and ended things either shot would have killed him so both shots are eventual kill shots, sadly neither shot was instant. Joeseph felt his death happening, and suffered. Two people killed him that day, but Brandon was charged with much worse crimes, and two murders and not one. Juliana is totally responsible also and the prosecutors will continue both trials. Yes I was at the evidentiary hearing that day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is that his mugshot they show in the news? It’s creepy he’s trying to smile there.

I've seen that pic, but I'm guessing this one is the mugshot:

https://patch.com/virginia/reston/double-homicide-hearing-postponed-fairfax-circuit-court-judge

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t that clear Juliana from Ryan’s death?
I remember one of the biggest discussions during the hearing was to know exactly which bullet blinded him, and which bullet actually killed him. There was a forensic doctor that was questioned multiple times in every way if she could say for sure that Juliana’s shot was the one that killed Ryan.

It’s obvious that she’s guilty, she helped BB and plotted the deaths but can’t this mean that she won’t be charged for actually murdering him?

I may be saying a bunch of BS, but he can’t die twice and only one bullet actually killed him. So how would this work?

It was the coroner who testified that both shots would have caused death. It is called a progressive lethal shot, while Juliana’s shot was second and ended things either shot would have killed him so both shots are eventual kill shots, sadly neither shot was instant. Joeseph felt his death happening, and suffered. Two people killed him that day, but Brandon was charged with much worse crimes, and two murders and not one. Juliana is totally responsible also and the prosecutors will continue both trials. Yes I was at the evidentiary hearing that day.

Very well explained, thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, given all of these discussions here, it seems like this will still take years to actually have a resolution.

His case is actually moving pretty quickly. JMP arrested in October and did not have her hearing to move to circuit court until April. His happened in one day.

That is becuase Banfield was directly indicted into the circuit court, the au pair went through the prelim prior to moving to Circuit Court.

[Anonymous]

Oh wow!
I didn’t know that was the actual hearing. So what’s he’s having now is just like Juliana’s one in April?

[Anonymous]

Me too!
I thought it was a bond hearing or something.

[Anonymous]

Why isn’t his name showing when I look up on General District Court’s website?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t his name showing when I look up on General District Court’s website?

Because it went directly to circuit court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t his name showing when I look up on General District Court’s website?

Go here instead

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/apps/ECS_Public/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t his name showing when I look up on General District Court’s website?

Go here instead

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/apps/ECS_Public/

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me too!
I thought it was a bond hearing or something.

That all happened yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know what this means? The status of Juliana’s case today was updated to “jail card.”

Date/Time Code Text
09/17/2024 11:30 AM JAIL CARD Jail Card

[Anonymous]

Does anyone remember the name of Brendan‘s initial attorney?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still don’t understand how the police couldn’t arrest him before and was depending solely on Juliana’s testimony to do so. With so many resources…
Not criticizing the police, just don’t get it.

Their biggest fear is that he is not convicted because the physical evidence was not strong enough. I assume they felt that they did not have a smoking gun and needed AP to testify against him. It seems like a slam dunk, but murderers have been let go with even more circumstantial evidence in the past.