Jenna Sands

Six stab wounds in, right?

And you just couldn't pull the trigger, could you?

Okay.

And you are a trained law enforcement officer, correct?

You did not, at that point in time, use the towel, blanket, the sheet, or the other blanket to staunch the flow of blood from her neck?

To put pressure on the wound that was so large that your finger went inside of it, is that correct?

Okay.

And when first responders arrived, you agree you're on video holding her neck with your bare hand, correct?

He wanted her out of the picture.

And he convinced young Juliana, 22 years old, not from the United States, living in his home, in love with him, that they should get rid of Christine.

He talked about hiring a hitman, finding someone to kill her for money, but he was concerned that that would tie back to him, that there would be too much evidence against him and that he could end up at risk.

So they crafted a plan.

They would use Christine's email accounts to create a fake profile to lure someone in who was into kinky sex, violent sex.

And they would get this guy to come into the house and fake rape Christine.

Brendan would be the hero of the day.

He would show up, kill the guy, kill his wife, pretending that it had been that guy.

On February 24th, 2023, Brendan Banfield's birthday, the plan was put into action.

Knowing that Christine had the day off, Brendan and Juliana arranged a fake outing at the zoo for Valerie.

Juliana and Valerie packed a lunch, prepared for this fake outing.

Christine, still in bed, asleep, at 6 a.m., Brendan takes her phone and Valerie downstairs.