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Au Pair Love Triangle Murder Trial: What Does The Forensic Evidence Show?

On Feb. 24, 2023, police were called to the Banfield family home for a stabbing and a shooting around 8 a.m. Brendan Banfield, an IRS special agent, told police he shot a man who had stabbed his wife, Christine Banfield. Police find Christine Banfield, nude and stabbed multiple times, in an upstairs bedroom. Nearby, they find a man named Joseph Ryan shot multiple times. Inside the house at the time of the shooting: Brendan Banfield, along with the family's au pair, then-22-year-old Juliana Peres Magalhaes, and the Banfields' then-4-year-old daughter. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go behind the headlines to find out what really happened in a home that left a 37-year-old mother dead, a 39-year-old male stranger dead, an IRS Special agent Brendan Banfield charged with murder, a four-year-old little girl who will be raised by someone other than her mother, and the Au Pair who moved into the master bedroom, then copped a plea deal to testify for the state. Transcribe Highlights00:00.55 Introduction 01:10.44 Never known anyone who had an "au pair" 04:20.15 Multiple 911 calls 10:24.02 Fingerprints on the knife, digital forensics 14:47.86 Joe shares story from his time in Atlanta 20:20.60 Body not cleaned on scene 25:16.54 911 call, hangup. Another 911 is made 15 minutes later 30:05.72 Federal Agencies have law enforcement wings 35:09.29 Husband and Au Pair involved in sexual relationship 40:02.52 Not just the rifling 45:48.22 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beauty Murdered in Van on Beach: Case Cold 42 Years: Toby Tate Death SOLVED!

On November 15, 1983, deputies respond to calls of a "suspicious" van parked at a Highway 1 turnout about three miles north of world famous Hearst Castle in San Luis Obispo County, California. Inside the van deputies find the body of Toby Tate, 41. She had been shot in the head in what appeared to be a possible robbery. Her purse was missing as was a nikon camera. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the evidence left behind, how the case went cold, and how after decades, the hard work of the officers in San Luis Obispo and the miracle workers at Othram helped provide answers to the family, and suspects, for the murder. To find out how you can help solve unsolved murders, go to www.dnasolves.com Transcribe Highlights 00:02.29 Introduction - Child of the 70s 02:28.38 A case involving a van 04:56.41 Van is in a "turn out" lane, San Luis Obispo County 10:30.95 Evidence Toby took her dogs to the beach 15:14.53 Dead Bodies in a van for weeks 20:25.98 Rolling crime scene 25:07.00 Person resisting could put hands on suspect 30:26.78 Pawn Shop detective 35:06.86 From camera in pawn shop until recently, case was cold 40:03.75 Othram gets the info, cracks the case 45:05.99 Suspects dead 47:10.07 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cop Well-Being Check, Boyfriend Bogus Jamaica Story: Where Is Stacey?

When Stacey Powell doesn't log onto her work computer for two days in the middle of the week, and family can't get her on the phone, police are asked to do a "well-being" check. When police arrive, they immediately suspect Powell's boyfriend, Andrew Ridgeway, of lying. She's later found brutally murdered inside her Auburndale, Florida, home. Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack in this episode, as they discuss the case. Also in this episode, we mention a show that dropped December 23, 2025: "1983 Car Fire Death: Charred Remains Buried. Victim Found ALIVE! Who is in GRAVE?" Transcribe Highlights00:01.62 Introduction - Well-being check 01:02.14 "savage" 05:02.26 Police show up - looking for Stacey 06:05.69 Andrew Ridgeway lies to police 10:01.21 Police need a warrant 15:02.62 What do "raccoon eyes" mean? 20:01.27 Past show - charred remains, 1983 car fire death 25:22.65 Lacerations are not sharp force injuries 30:05.43 Fresh blood, slippery 35:12.74 Stacey was shot and beaten 40:00.73 Beat cops deal with everything 45:20.16 M.E. said face unrecognizable 49:38.18 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND 2006: IDENTIFIED 2026: THE STORY OF THE MISSING MAYOR!

In November 2006, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were found on a beach in Taholah, an unincorporated village on the Quinault Indian Reservation, in Grays Harbor County, Washington. he Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office and the Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office responded and began collecting evidence and investigating. The Skeletal Remains: Adult Man - 5'9" - 170 - 180 lbs Likely between 20 and 60 years old (OR OLDER!!!!) Needless to say, the case went cold. For 20 years. In 2025 - Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office and the King County Medical Examiner's Office and submit evidence to Othram. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about the case that didn't seem possible to solve, and the Mayor who was able to finally be laid to rest. Transcribe Highlights 00:03.34 Introduction - Story of "Pearl" 03:23.81 Ann Rule - true crime author 05:05.05 Skeletal Remains found on beach 10:10.94 Dental wear to determine age 15:09.54 Skull wear - suture lines 20:34.97 Standing at the edge of raging rivers 25:01.85 Soft tissue eaten 30:23.00 Mayor Edwin Asher 35:11.85 Skeleton found in 2006 41:12.23 Identifying remains 45:17.78 Having to breathe life into DNA 48:52.47 Othram making a difference See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SHOCKING TRUE STORY! Serial Killer Who Got Away with Murders! 

Robert Eugene Brashers was a serial killer and rapist who got away with murders. He was only proved to be a "serial killer" 20 years after he killed himself! Brashers body was exhumed and his DNA tied him to the infamous "Yogurt Shop Murders" in Austin, Texas in 1991. Now in the recent past, another cold case has been tied to Brashers - the 1998 murder of Linda Rutledge in Lexington, Kentucky. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack break down the evidence that ties Brashers to both of those crimes as well as several more! Transcribe Highlights00:02.71 Introduction: Yogurt Shop Murders 05:33.02 Working Serial homicides 10:00.38 Joining the Army, then Navy 15:07.68 Is three years enough for the crime? 19:59.05 Shot to death, fire used to cover-up crime 25:19.93 Comes prepared to start fire 30:24.34 Execution style shooting 35:04.41 Austin and Lexington cases both cold 39:04.69 Did not know Brashers was serial killer until 2018 42:19.26 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.