Brendan Banfield completed his testimony today. For two days, the jury heard his version of February 24th, 2023 — the affair with Juliana, the morning he left the house, the phone call that brought him back, and what he says he saw when he opened that bedroom door. Ryan on the floor with Christine. A knife in her hair. A standoff. A shot. And then, according to Banfield, his dying wife's final words: "I'm bleeding out. I'm sorry. I love you."

Prosecutor Jenna Sands methodically dismantled the account on cross-examination. Christine was stabbed seven times in the neck. Banfield claims he only witnessed one stab before firing. Sands pressed: "She had to get five more wounds at some point." Banfield had no answer. Sands also got him to confirm he'd met a previous affair partner on a fetish-style website and introduced fourteen pages of love letters Banfield wrote to Juliana while she was in jail — including discussions of baby names. When asked if he was in love with Juliana, Banfield admitted: "Yes, it appears that I was, I was definitely in love with her."

The prosecution's rebuttal featured Banfield's own IRS supervisor, who testified the "important meeting" Banfield described that morning never existed. Closing arguments tomorrow at 10 AM. Then the jury decides.

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