Sue Simpson

Prosecutors got up and said, no, no, wait a minute, you should have spoken up in open court when the mistrial was declared. And those were the arguments made on Wednesday. The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has 120 days to make a decision after hearing these oral arguments.

Prosecutors got up and said, no, no, wait a minute, you should have spoken up in open court when the mistrial was declared. And those were the arguments made on Wednesday. The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has 120 days to make a decision after hearing these oral arguments.

That's exactly right. What I would say, though, is it's not necessarily clear they're going to go have that retrial in January because both sides actually filed a joint motion on Monday saying to the judge, could we please have an extension? They're asking both the defense and the prosecution for the trial not to start until April 1st. Okay. Thank you for that update, Sue.

That's exactly right. What I would say, though, is it's not necessarily clear they're going to go have that retrial in January because both sides actually filed a joint motion on Monday saying to the judge, could we please have an extension? They're asking both the defense and the prosecution for the trial not to start until April 1st. Okay. Thank you for that update, Sue.

The victims in the case were the mom the Brazilian au pair was working for and another man, a total stranger. Both of them were found dead in the family home. And the dad of the family, Brendan Banfield, has been charged with killing the mom, his wife, Christine, and that other man named Joseph Ryan. And prosecutors say that Banfield plotted to kill his wife and the au pair was in on it.

The victims in the case were the mom the Brazilian au pair was working for and another man, a total stranger. Both of them were found dead in the family home. And the dad of the family, Brendan Banfield, has been charged with killing the mom, his wife, Christine, and that other man named Joseph Ryan. And prosecutors say that Banfield plotted to kill his wife and the au pair was in on it.

Our date-run team got their hands on body cam footage from the officers who first responded to the scene. The au pair, you may remember, was the one to call 911. On the body cam, you can see her gasping. She seems distraught. She's talking to officers.

Our date-run team got their hands on body cam footage from the officers who first responded to the scene. The au pair, you may remember, was the one to call 911. On the body cam, you can see her gasping. She seems distraught. She's talking to officers.

Okay. Do you just want to tell me quickly what happened? I don't know what happened. Everything happened too fast. She tells them that she saw Joseph Ryan stabbing Christine and that Brendan shot him to defend his wife.

Okay. Do you just want to tell me quickly what happened? I don't know what happened. Everything happened too fast. She tells them that she saw Joseph Ryan stabbing Christine and that Brendan shot him to defend his wife.

That's right. And we haven't heard, of course, Brendan's side of things yet. But the au pair says she's going to testify against him as part of a plea agreement that she made last week.

That's right. And we haven't heard, of course, Brendan's side of things yet. But the au pair says she's going to testify against him as part of a plea agreement that she made last week.

Yeah, it's been another intense week at that trial. The jury got to see over a dozen videos of Allen in prison from the time when he gave more than 60 confessions. And when the defense says that he was in great mental distress, we know they included footage of Alan being tased, eating feces, and being transported for medical treatment.

Yeah, it's been another intense week at that trial. The jury got to see over a dozen videos of Allen in prison from the time when he gave more than 60 confessions. And when the defense says that he was in great mental distress, we know they included footage of Alan being tased, eating feces, and being transported for medical treatment.

The defense was pushing their point that the confessions were a product of some kind of psychotic break. They weren't real. Any other big witnesses? There was also a tool mark expert who took a stand and raised concerns about the analysis of the state's examiner, who had said that the bullet found at the crime scene had cycled through Allen's gun.

The defense was pushing their point that the confessions were a product of some kind of psychotic break. They weren't real. Any other big witnesses? There was also a tool mark expert who took a stand and raised concerns about the analysis of the state's examiner, who had said that the bullet found at the crime scene had cycled through Allen's gun.

And that's a big one, because the bullet is really the only physical evidence that the prosecution has to tie Allen to the scene.

And that's a big one, because the bullet is really the only physical evidence that the prosecution has to tie Allen to the scene.

Thanks, Andrea. It's always great to do it.

Thanks, Andrea. It's always great to do it.