Key Highlights
- Brendan Banfield was convicted of murdering his wife and a stranger in February 2023.
- He was found guilty of two counts of aggravated murder and one count of using a firearm during a felony.
- Prosecutors alleged that the second victim, Joseph Ryan, was lured to the home as part of a plot to kill Banfield's wife.
- Banfield claimed he shot Ryan in self-defense, asserting that Ryan was attacking his wife.
- He faces additional charges related to child endangerment.


