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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,695 posts) Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:31 PM Monday

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Breaking News Brendan Banfield Guilty of Double Murder

Per CNN

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****Breaking News**** Brendan Banfield Guilty of Double Murder (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Monday OP

and for those of us who have no idea who this is.... CurtEastPoint Monday #1

The back story is crazy. DemocratSinceBirth Monday #2

Complicated plan. BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #12

Thanks... I sure as hell don't know Nor Cha Monday #3

So you missed the Murdaugh trial DemocratSinceBirth Monday #4

I saw a Doc on it... it was Cha Monday #6

The Disney series is great. DemocratSinceBirth Monday #9

I'd missed this story. I just read that. underpants Monday #5

Yeah, I just read it, too.. the Au pair Cha Monday #7

I live in Fairfax County, VA. Hopefully this means that our local news now will stop consisting of ... 11 Bravo Monday #8

Every time I hear coverage of this case COL Mustard Yesterday #10

Not that I'm inclined to do this sort of thing EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #11

CurtEastPoint

(19,894 posts)

1. and for those of us who have no idea who this is....

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:32 PM

Monday

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/us/brendan-banfield-double-murder-trial-verdict

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,695 posts)

2. The back story is crazy.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:41 PM

Monday

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(13,352 posts)

12. Complicated plan.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:54 AM

Yesterday

Cha

(317,637 posts)

3. Thanks... I sure as hell don't know Nor

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:46 PM

Monday

do I have a TV.

But now kinda of curious.. so Mahalo, CurtEastPoint

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,695 posts)

4. So you missed the Murdaugh trial

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:49 PM

Monday

That was kind of interesting because the Murdaughs were political players.

Cha

(317,637 posts)

6. I saw a Doc on it... it was

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:16 PM

Monday

crazy Wild!

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,695 posts)

9. The Disney series is great.

Reply to Cha (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:52 PM

Monday

underpants

(195,486 posts)

5. I'd missed this story. I just read that.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:09 PM

Monday

Yikes. What a mess.

Cha

(317,637 posts)

7. Yeah, I just read it, too.. the Au pair

Reply to underpants (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:20 PM

Monday

Turned on him.

Poor little daughter... Hope she has loving relatives to take good care of her.

11 Bravo

(24,291 posts)

8. I live in Fairfax County, VA. Hopefully this means that our local news now will stop consisting of ...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:20 PM

Monday

15 minutes of weather and 15 minutes about "The Au Pair Murders".

COL Mustard

(8,057 posts)

10. Every time I hear coverage of this case

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:46 AM

Yesterday

I feel like I need a shower. I really don’t see how anyone who has followed this case could be surprised by the outcome.

EdmondDantes_

(1,497 posts)

11. Not that I'm inclined to do this sort of thing

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:22 AM

Yesterday

But even if I was, if I were to be part of a couple's sex game as the murdered guy wanted to be, there's zero chance I would sign up for it without meeting both of them, in person, to make sure everyone was on the same page. Even then I'd be questioning really hard, especially after the Pelicot case in France.

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