
Banfield Verdict Breakdown: The Moment the Defense Lost This Case | Bob Motta Analysis
Published: February 4, 2026
Duration: 19:39
Nine hours. That's all it took for twelve jurors to decide Brendan Banfield murdered his wife Christine and her lover Ryan. No compromises on the charges. No sympathy for the former federal agent who swore he didn't do it. They believed the au pair — the woman who got murder dropped to manslaughter and walked out of jail the day she testified against him.
Defense attorney Bob Motta is here to explain why. He breaks down the fundamental flaw in Banfield's defense strategy: they spent the entire trial telling jurors what didn't happen, but never gave them an al...