Brendan Banfield has officially been sentenced.<br /><br />After being convicted of murdering his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan, the former IRS agent appeared in court for what would become an emotional sentencing hearing.<br /><br />Family members of both victims spoke directly to the court about the devastating impact of the murders, sharing memories of the people they lost and the grief they continue to carry.<br /><br />This episode goes into the victim impact statements, the judge's powerful comments, Brendan's final remarks, and finally the sentence.<br /><br /><b>Listen to the entire case and all of its updates:</b><br /><br />Full case:<br />https://murderandlove.com/va-husband-and-au-pair-charged-with-double-murder-of-wife-and-another-man-brendan-banfield/<br /><br />Update #1 - The Trial:<br />https://www.spreaker.com/episode/affair-and-fake-account-led-to-a-double-homicide-brendan-banfield-trial--69813847<br /><br />Brandan's unimaginable request:<br />https://www.spreaker.com/episode/brendan-banfield-wants-murder-conviction-overturned-before-sentencing-case-update--71928467<br /><br /><br />**************************************<br /><br /><b>Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? </b>Let me know with an email or a voice message: <a href="https://murderandlove.com/contact" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://murderandlove.com/contact</a><br /><br />Find the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: <b><a href="https://murderandlove.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://murderandlove.com</a></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow on Facebook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/relationshipcrime" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.facebook.com/relationshipcrime</a><br /><br />Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/grand_project-19033897/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=music&amp;utm_content=505609" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Roman Dudchyk</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=music&amp;utm_content=505609" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pixabay</a><br />https://pixabay.com/users/grand_project-19033897<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support</a>.