An au pair returned to collect forgotten lunches, only to find a stranger lurking in the driveway. A true crime nightmare. On February 24th, 2023, Juliana Perez Magalhães arrived back at the Banfield home, leaving four-year-old Valerie waiting in the car. What should have been a quick trip to retrieve forgotten items led to a terrifying discovery involving an unfamiliar man and a scene that would soon become the center of a major au pair case. Investigators pieced together the sequence of events using a mobile phone, surveillance imagery, and physical evidence recovered from the home. From the closet to the driveway, every piece of criminal evidence helped authorities reconstruct the violence that left behind a gruesome crime scene investigation. Subscribe for weekly true crime breakdowns, and tell us your thoughts on how this tragedy unfolded in the comments below.
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Author: Samantha Davis
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**CONTENT DISCLAIMER**: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion.
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