Talking Dateline: Temptation
4/8/202630 min
Blayne Alexander sits down with Andrea Canning to discuss her latest episode, "Temptation." In 2023, IRS agent Brendan Banfield told police he'd walked into the bedroom of his Virginia home to find a stranger brutally stabbing his wife, Christine. He said he'd shot the man to try and save Christine but it was too late. She died from her injuries. Investigators didn't buy Brendan's story and discovered he had been having an affair with the family au pair. They determined the double homicide was the result of a diabolical catfishing scheme to lure a stranger named Joe Ryan to the Banfields' home and frame him for Christine's murder. Andrea shares an extra clip from the au pair’s testimony where she admits to posting romantic photos and videos with Brendan. Blayne discusses her family’s positive experience with the au pair program, and Andrea reveals her stint as a live-in nanny for “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff. Plus, we answer your questions from social media.
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Andrea Canning· Host0:57
[music] Hey, everyone, it's Andrea Canning, and we are talking Dateline. And today, we are talking about Blayne's episode called Temptation. Hey, Blayne.
Blayne Alexander· Guest1:12
Hello, my love. How are you?
Andrea Canning· Host1:14
All right. Yeah. There's so much to unpack with this episode.
Blayne Alexander· Guest1:17
Yes.
Andrea Canning· Host1:18
And if you haven't seen it, you can watch the episode on Peacock or listen to it in the Dateline podcast feed and then come right back here. Later, we'll have an extra clip from Juliana's testimony, then Blayne will