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Anonymous wrote:I’ve followed the case sporadically and have not read the whole thread. Is there a brief summary somewhere about why Tess is so hated? (other than being the mother of evil BB) I guess I can do a word search for Tess and see what comes up.

Some family members were on here early on and have all said she's just a despicable person. Also she clearly knew the truth, defended her son, lived in the house where he moved Juliana into his bedroom, and was okay with the child calling her mommy. Then she swept in and took over care when Brendan was arrested and according to family members and neighbors, has refused to let Christine's family see her.

In addition to all that, knowing her son was guilty of this, was posting hashtags trying to sway public opinion about Joe Ryan. Something to the effect of Joseph Ryan is a murderer. This was on her public Instagram account.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve followed the case sporadically and have not read the whole thread. Is there a brief summary somewhere about why Tess is so hated? (other than being the mother of evil BB) I guess I can do a word search for Tess and see what comes up.

Some family members were on here early on and have all said she's just a despicable person. Also she clearly knew the truth, defended her son, lived in the house where he moved Juliana into his bedroom, and was okay with the child calling her mommy. Then she swept in and took over care when Brendan was arrested and according to family members and neighbors, has refused to let Christine's family see her.

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Anonymous wrote:Wonder of Mama and Daddy Banfield destroyed their retirement savings paying for their mess of a son and his side piece.

Even odd they refuse to pay the sorry excuse of a lawyer and then declare bankruptcy if he tries to collect. A lot of defense lawyers get the money up front — given what a mess he was, I wonder if he failed to do that.

It was pooled by his father and stepmother and his mother and her partner. Maybe there is a loan on the house.

I hope this causes a mass family fight for money and they all live the rest of their lives miserably.

I don’t think it’s fair to lump the dad and stepmom in this. We don’t know anything about them.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve followed the case sporadically and have not read the whole thread. Is there a brief summary somewhere about why Tess is so hated? (other than being the mother of evil BB) I guess I can do a word search for Tess and see what comes up.

Some family members were on here early on and have all said she's just a despicable person. Also she clearly knew the truth, defended her son, lived in the house where he moved Juliana into his bedroom, and was okay with the child calling her mommy. Then she swept in and took over care when Brendan was arrested and according to family members and neighbors, has refused to let Christine's family see her.

Anonymous wrote:Curious about the open hostility. I wonder what that's all about-is is because she knows he is guilty. What else could it be?

Anonymous wrote:One thing I don't get is why did BB care so much about keeping custody of the child? Seems like part of the reason he didn't want to divorce was custody. If he is a psychopath, why does he care so much? Wouldn't it be easier to just run off with the new girl?

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Anonymous wrote:Do you all think that Christine’s parents or other family members will seek custody of the child? I know it will be hard for her to be moved now but she has been living with essentially an accessory after the fact to the crime, right? If Fairfax doesn’t prosecute Tess for anything related to the case, do Christine’s family have any chance of custody? Have they tried for custody ever in these years?

Maybe family member. Parents seem very old to take care of a kid.

And what do you think Tess is like? I envision an ogre 👹 plus the great grandmother lives with them in that house of horror!

Christine has a sister. Her father testified and was quite coherent and composed facing that monster. Her mother will fight to the death for custody.

Former au pair will absolutely step in. She has posted a lot about Christine on Instagram. She’s devastated. From the pics she posted of her wedding, it appears that Christine was matron of honor and Valerie was flower girl. IIRC, they talked every week. I did not stalk her socials. Someone posted a link in Reddit. She’s a lovely girl.

I truly believe statements like this are wishful thinking. The former au pair, as lovely as she may be, may not be willing to adopt and raise a child for the next 10+ years, even if she loved that child in the past, especially considering she now hasn't seen that child for more than 2 years, the child hasn't seen her, and the child will likely have significant psychological support needs as she grows up. I think it's easy to look at these situations with rose colored glasses and say "her babysitter from when she was in diapers will surely adopt her, even though now she's an 8 year old and hasn't seen her in years". I wish that would happen too, but, the most realistic scenario is that BB's mom continues to have custody for the short term, and that CB's parents get custody for the long term if they apply for custody, IF the state can show that BB's mom is detrimental to her well being. But plenty of parents are detrimental to a child's well being, and the state reunifies them over and over again even if a more capable, kinder, more stable family member wants custody of that child. Since BB's mom has had her this whole time, taking custody away from BB's mom will likely not be easy if she isn't physically abusing her and if the child seems to be doing relatively well. I hope I'm wrong. I do think a judge will force BB's mom to allow CB's parents to see her, though, now that custody will be taken from BB I'm assuming.

I think you misunderstood “step in” to mean custody and isolated that single sentence from the entirety of the post. Christine’s parents (grandparents) and sister (aunt) will demand custody.

Brendan wrote in one of his childlike letters to Julianna that living with Tess and his grandmother was a hostile environment. He didn’t write anything about how that hostile environment affects his daughter, only himself. That poor child will not be left with these sick people in the home where her mother was brutally slaughtered.

Would Judge Azcarate have any influence/authority on placing the child with Christine’s parents and sister before she retires on July 1?

I don’t think she has any jurisdiction in family court , no. I am sure she could try to make suggestions to family court but I’m not sure why they’d consider her suggestions , considering it’s unlikely she’s ever met the child and unlikely she’s ever met BBs mom. I could be wrong about some of that obviously

Anonymous wrote:I’ve followed the case sporadically and have not read the whole thread. Is there a brief summary somewhere about why Tess is so hated? (other than being the mother of evil BB) I guess I can do a word search for Tess and see what comes up.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how John Carroll felt this morning? Did he look himself in the mirror? Did he realize he not only put on an ineffective, indeed frivolous, defense but was defending a clear guilty psychopathic low life? And that John Carroll will forever be associated in the public memory for his despicable character?

Criminal defense attorneys are an essential part of the justice system. Their job is to protect the constitutional rights of defendants and without them, justice could not be done.

Defendants have a right to representation and the trial could have not have proceeded or concluded without Carroll. I find some of the defense choices unusual, but ultimately the evidence against Brendan was significant so he didn’t have a lot to work with.

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how John Carroll felt this morning? Did he look himself in the mirror? Did he realize he not only put on an ineffective, indeed frivolous, defense but was defending a clear guilty psychopathic low life? And that John Carroll will forever be associated in the public memory for his despicable character?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not an attorney but I doubt a judge presiding over a criminal matter would have influence/authority in a separate, but obviously related, family/civil matter. That seems like a conflict to me.

Judge determines sentencing on 4 guilty counts. Count 4 - Guilty Felony Child Abuse/Neglect- presence of his 4-year-old daughter in the home during the violent murders. Wouldn’t that include protective placement?

I was frustrated when she gave defense and prosecution flexibility on sentencing date. She said April 17. Prosecution had a conflict. She said ok pick another date in April. Then she allowed defense to push it to May 8. He took that opportunity to delay. Every day, week, month hurts the girl who’s also a victim. It’s ridiculous.

Any attorneys willing to chime in?

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how John Carroll felt this morning? Did he look himself in the mirror? Did he realize he not only put on an ineffective, indeed frivolous, defense but was defending a clear guilty psychopathic low life? And that John Carroll will forever be associated in the public memory for his despicable character?