Au Pair Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Connection to Virginia Double Homicide Case

Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes held without bond, facing second-degree murder charges following seven month investigation into February homicide of Joseph Ryan at Virginia home; murder of homeowner Christine Banfield remains under investigation.

23-year-old Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of 39-year-old Joseph Ryan in a Virginia home in February.
Magalhaes was the one who reported the crime, initially claiming a male intruder had entered the home and was shot dead. Police found no evidence of forced entry.
Another victim, 37-year-old Christine Banfield, homeowner and employer of Magalhaes, was found in the home with stab wounds and later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Banfield's husband initially claimed to have shot the presumed intruder (later identified as Ryan) who allegedly stabbed his wife, but the seven-month investigation revealed this to be a false confession.
While Magalhaes has been charged for the murder of Ryan, no one has been charged yet in connection to Banfield's stabbing death, which remains under investigation.
A four-year-old girl was reportedly present in the home at the time of the crime but remained unharmed.