Fairfax Murder

[Anonymous]

How anyone can make an assumption on anyone’s guilt based on the opinions of a forum or on a police report interview made hours after the incident is outrageous. If anyone of us faced this same situation would this site be your first reference for truth? Would you be sure to update all of us in how this case is going…let’s be honest. I have lost a friend who was a victim in all of this, she loved her daughter and husband dearly. I know Joe has family and friends as well who also are grieving. I don’t understand why it’s necessary to shame others with differing opinions. At the end of the day Christine is gone, Brendan and their daughter are attempting to rebuild their lives without Christine while at the same time process this unbelievable tragedy. I know our justice system and how it works, and we all want answers. The only question I feel we all should ask ourselves is had we been placed in this circumstance would any of us want to be accused of anything based on a small amount of information released to the general public hours before a true investigation began? Nothing has been officially released since day one that any of us are privy to. I have known Brendan and Christine for the same amount of time. They were and still are what I consider to be good friends, excellent and loving parents. They were the kind of couple who made any friend feel like family regardless of how long they knew you. They were fun to be around, and you always looked forward to your next get together. As we had kids our friendship become more special, and those memories will be cherished. I cant validate any of the scenarios described here regarding the Banfield’s based on our experiences with them as friends or as a couple. It is not remotely close to the knowledge of my years of friendship with them. Let’s all be careful with our opinions for the sake of their daughter and family. This case is being investigated, as it should and at some point it will be resolved. It will not bring back Christine nor Joe for his family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How anyone can make an assumption on anyone’s guilt based on the opinions of a forum or on a police report interview made hours after the incident is outrageous. If anyone of us faced this same situation would this site be your first reference for truth? Would you be sure to update all of us in how this case is going…let’s be honest. I have lost a friend who was a victim in all of this, she loved her daughter and husband dearly. I know Joe has family and friends as well who also are grieving. I don’t understand why it’s necessary to shame others with differing opinions. At the end of the day Christine is gone, Brendan and their daughter are attempting to rebuild their lives without Christine while at the same time process this unbelievable tragedy. I know our justice system and how it works, and we all want answers. The only question I feel we all should ask ourselves is had we been placed in this circumstance would any of us want to be accused of anything based on a small amount of information released to the general public hours before a true investigation began? Nothing has been officially released since day one that any of us are privy to. I have known Brendan and Christine for the same amount of time. They were and still are what I consider to be good friends, excellent and loving parents. They were the kind of couple who made any friend feel like family regardless of how long they knew you. They were fun to be around, and you always looked forward to your next get together. As we had kids our friendship become more special, and those memories will be cherished. I cant validate any of the scenarios described here regarding the Banfield’s based on our experiences with them as friends or as a couple. It is not remotely close to the knowledge of my years of friendship with them. Let’s all be careful with our opinions for the sake of their daughter and family. This case is being investigated, as it should and at some point it will be resolved. It will not bring back Christine nor Joe for his family.

This matters to people that knew Joe, and society at large because they believe he was not capable or likely to commit this type or crime. He had no motive, and yes I knew Joe, far longer than being a casual or even close friend. Those who know him his entire life or twenty years say what I am saying. He would not have done this. So we want justice and the safety of the child you are speaking about. We also believe Joe being accused of such a crime and then being a pawn in Brendan's murderous act make it impossible to consider Brendan's freedom and being sensitive to him and his life would not be good for the daughter at all. She isn't safe, and you might see it differently but Im speaking for him and his loved ones. We won't be quiet, and we wont go away, and we won't let this man take Joe's life, and then go on to harm others in his path. Joe didn't snap that morning, he didn't own knives, and he didn't kill anyone. So you may want to consider you are wrong and allow others including Joe's loved ones to speak up in a forum. We didn't start this discussion but we are here, we loved Joe, and we support a full investigation that ends very differently then you feel it should. We care about justice for Joe, for Christine, and for all of society, which include the daughter who is in danger being raised by a man that killed her mother.

[Anonymous]

It's annoying that people keep referring to them as "the Banfields" as if they are a unit. They are two separate people, one being investigated for murder.

[Anonymous]

Is the husband working or on leave?

[Anonymous]

“in the US, almost three women are killed by an intimate partner every day… women in the U.S. are predominantly killed by men they know, and largely by current or former intimate partners. Of all intimate partner female homicides in 2018, 92% of victims were killed by a man they knew, and 63% were killed by current husbands, boyfriends, or ex-husbands.”

“Furthermore, when compared to male homicides, femicides tend to be more violent and intimate in nature — women are less likely than men to be killed in a shooting, but more likely to be beaten, stabbed, or strangled. ”

https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/femicide-epidemic/

[Anonymous]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-ncis-the-double-cross-the-murders-of-elise-makdessi-and-quincy-brown/

This case took 10 years before the truth came out. Wife stabbed and "intruder" shot. Husband did it.

[Anonymous]

Saw this from one of Joe's friends

"No updates in a long while. I'm going to start asking the detective on the case some questions this week. They had told us to wait 2-4 months, and it has been about 4.5"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saw this from one of Joe's friends

"No updates in a long while. I'm going to start asking the detective on the case some questions this week. They had told us to wait 2-4 months, and it has been about 4.5"

The police can't give updates yet. I spoke to the detective and he said they are advancing with the case, but can not affect the ongoing investigation by revealing any information, but that the case is still very active.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-ncis-the-double-cross-the-murders-of-elise-makdessi-and-quincy-brown/

This case took 10 years before the truth came out. Wife stabbed and "intruder" shot. Husband did it.

Many murder cases can go long periods of time, years in fact. It has gotten more difficult now because of the heavy reliance on physical evidence so that all labs in the US are severally back logged. So what once took weeks can take many many months. Even after that Law Enforcement want to make sure all their ducks are in a row, and everything is air tight before alerting anyone or making arrests.

I fully believe it was the husband also.

[Anonymous]

I will be surprised if it is not. It so often is.

Very sad for the little girl.

Curious what role the AP may have played, it will likely all come out in time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How anyone can make an assumption on anyone’s guilt based on the opinions of a forum or on a police report interview made hours after the incident is outrageous.

Of course, the same argument can be made for the other side, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How anyone can make an assumption on anyone’s guilt based on the opinions of a forum or on a police report interview made hours after the incident is outrageous.

Of course, the same argument can be made for the other side, no?

Of course and I believe that aligns with what they were saying.

[Anonymous]

If it really was self defense this case would have been closed months ago. It’s obvious there was foul play involved. Husband is definitely a suspect and police are still monitoring him to this day.

[Anonymous]

Is husband back at work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it really was self defense this case would have been closed months ago. It’s obvious there was foul play involved. Husband is definitely a suspect and police are still monitoring him to this day.

Thanks for the insight detective Anonymous