Anonymous wrote:Part of what makes the discussion difficult is that we don’t know if what we are hearing is just the defense‘s story Or reality. For example JPM says she called Christine, but she didn’t answer the phone. We have heard nothing from the prosecution that says no phone call was ever made, but that doesn’t mean that’s not true. We just haven’t heard yet. But playing that out, if she did call Christine and she didn’t answer… Why? you think you would answer a phone call from your Au Pair since they’re with your young child. Was she already incapacitated, or busy in the shower? I think it’s normal for us to be asking ourselves these kind of questions. Pure human curiosity, and we also want to make sense of this terrible situation.

Magalhães said she and Brendan Banfield returned later that morning after the au pair saw Ryan, who she alleged was trespassing, enter the home.

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Anonymous wrote:If I saw an unknown car in my driveway, I'd go to the front door, open it, and say "HELLO?" ...""Is everything ok???"

I wouldn't go sneaking in the back door.

We know BB and AP went in the back door for nefarious reasons and to most easily stash child in ap suite.

Much of the speculation was answered at the hearing on Friday, order of deaths, how they entered the house (presumably JR entered front door).

We know where JR was killed. We know he was fully clothed. We know he basically appeared in house and was shot to death, all of the actions re: the knife were done by BB per LE.

We know the knife that killed CB, the one BB/AP instructed JR to bring with him.

We know both victims were moved and the scene was staged.

We know cut pjs were found in master as BB/AP had instructed, had to be them to cut them off with Joe's knife after he was shot twice. Not clear if cut off prior to CB being killed and moved or after, will come out at trial, doesn't really matter. We don't know if Joe and CB were ever in the same room prior to death.

We don't know who the woman was when JR believed he met with both Banfields in a public place.

We don't know how CB was incapacitated or where she was stabbed repeatedly prior to being moved to the bed in the master. Thinking she was incapacitated is common sense not a "huge leap." Even their deaths were about control for BB, why would he give her any ability to mess up his long dreamed of plan? Erase and replace, keep all assets and maybe add LI payout.

BB had been wanting to off his wife for years, talked about it to multiple affair partners. Slipping her crushed pills so she could not derail his plans is a no brainer.

Prosecutors told the judge that Banfield is on depression medication and based on several jailhouse calls, they believed he was a threat to his child and the public.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Fifteen minutes later, Magalhães called 911 again, prosecutors said. Clingan suggested the delay was so that Banfield could stage the scene, including repacking Ryan’s backpack and placing the knife Ryan brought to the house on the floor between Ryan and Christine Banfield.

Also from WP link above. Was it explicitly stated anywhere that JR's knife was the one used to stab CB or was it just part of staging? Bc otherwise she could have been stabbed earlier. Would be hard to fully clean up and not leave blood traces in car when going for his McMuffin though.

PLEASE try to keep up.

The prosecutor said that CB was killed very soon AFTER JR was shot twice. And yes, the prosecutor said that BB used the knife that JR brought to stab/cut CB.

Let go of the idea that CB was killed earlier in the morning before JR arrived. That has been found to be a false narrative with the recent information.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Fifteen minutes later, Magalhães called 911 again, prosecutors said. Clingan suggested the delay was so that Banfield could stage the scene, including repacking Ryan’s backpack and placing the knife Ryan brought to the house on the floor between Ryan and Christine Banfield.

Also from WP link above. Was it explicitly stated anywhere that JR's knife was the one used to stab CB or was it just part of staging? Bc otherwise she could have been stabbed earlier. Would be hard to fully clean up and not leave blood traces in car when going for his McMuffin though.

PLEASE try to keep up.

The prosecutor said that CB was killed very soon AFTER JR was shot twice. And yes, the prosecutor said that BB used the knife that JR brought to stab/cut CB.

Let go of the idea that CB was killed earlier in the morning before JR arrived. That has been found to be a false narrative with the recent information.