Husband accused of murdering wife cross-examined
THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE TO CONTINUE AN AFFAIR. MURDERING HIS WIFE TO CONTINUE AN AFFAIR WITH THEIR AU PAPAIR WAS. WITH THEIR AU PAIR WAS CROSS-EXAMINED. STEPHANIE GOSK HAS T THE. CROSS-EXAMINED. STEPHANINIE GOSK HAS THE STORY. STEPHANIE GOSK HAS THE STORY. >> Reporter: BREAKING. STORY. >> Reporter: BREAKING NENEWS ON BRENDAN BANFIELD. NEWS ON BRENDAN BANFIELD ON THE STAND. >> I DON'T KNOW IFIF I. ON THE STAND. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE BEEN MORE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE BEEN MORE PANICKED. HAVE BEEN MORE PANINICKED. >> Reporter: SAYING HE. >> Reporter: SAYING HE DIDN'T KILL HIS WIFE. HE TRIED TO SASAVE HER. DIDN'T KILL HIS WIFE. HE TRIED TO SAVE HER AFTER SCORING A MAMAN, HE TRIED TO SAVE HER AFTER SCORING A A MAN, JOSEPH RYAN, WITH A. AFTER SCSCORING A MAN, JOSEPH RYAN, WITH A KNIFE IN THE COUPLE'S. JOSEPH RYAN, WITH A KNIFE IN THE COUPLE'S BEDROOM. BEDROOM. >> WHY DID YOU SHOOT JOE RYAN ON FEBRUARY. >> WHY DID YOU SHOOT JOE RYANAN ON FEBRUARY 24? JOE RYAN ON FEBRUARY 24? >> HE WAS ATTACKING.
24? >> HE WAS ATTACKING CHRISTINE. >> HE WAS ATTACKING CHRISTINE. HE WAS STABBING HER. CHRISTINE. HE WAS STABBING HER. >> Repeporter: BANANA. HE WAS STABBINING HER. >> Reporter: BANANA TESTIFYING THAT THE. TESTIFYING THAT THE FAMILY'S AU PAIR, WHO BANANA A ADMITS HE WAS. FAMILY'S AU PAIR, WHO BANANA ADMITS HE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH, BANANA ADMITS HE WAS HAVING AN AFFAFAIR WITH, FIRED A SECOND SHOT AT. HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH, FIRED A SECOND SHOT AT RYAN USING A DIFFERENT. RYAN USING A DIFFERENT GUN. THE FORMER IRS AGENT. GUN. THE FORMER IRS AGENT TOLD THE JURY HE DID. THE FORMER IRS AGENT TOLD THE JURY HE DID WHEN HE COULD D TO STOP. WHEN HE COULD TO STOP THE BLEEDING ON CHRISTINE'S NECKCK. THE BLEEDING ON CHRISTINE'S NECK. >> CHRISTINE TOLD ME. CHRISTINE'S NECK. >> CHRISTINE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS BLEEDING. >> CHRHRISTINE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS BLEEDING OUT AND THAT SHE WAS. THAT SHE WAS BLEEDING OUT AND THAT S SHE WAS SORRY AND SHE LOVED. OUT AND THAT SHE WAS SORRY AND SHSHE LOVED ME. ME. >> Reporter: SHE WAS STABBED SESEVEN TIMES. >> Reporter: SHE WAS STABBED SEVEN TIMES ACACCORDING TO THE.
ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, WHO TESTIFIED D EARLIER IN. MEDICAL EXAMINER, WHO TESTIFIED EARLIER IN THE TRIAL THAT SHE. TESTIFIED EARLIER IN THTHE TRIAL THAT SHE WOULD HAVE DIED. WOULD HAVE DIED QUICKLY. >> THERE ARE ALL. QUICKLY. >> THERE ARE A ALL RAPIDLY FATAL. RAPIDLY FATAL INJURIES. >> Repeporter: DURING. >> Reporter: DURING THE CROSS-EXAMINATION, THE PROSECUTUTOR CASTING. THE CROSS-EXAMINATIOION, THE PROSECUTOR CASTING DOUBT ON CHRISTINE'S. DOUBT ON CHRISTINE'S ABILITY TO SPEAK FOLLOWING THE ATTACK. ABILITY TO SPEAK FOLLOWING THE E ATTACK. >> SHE IS CHATTING. FOLLOWING THE E ATTACK. >> SHE IS CHATTING WITH YOU, WITH THESE. >> SHE IS CHATTING WITH YOU, WITH THESE WOUNDS IN HER NECKCK IN, WITH YOU, WITH THESE WOUNDS IN HER NECK IN, CORRECT? CORRECT? >> YES. >> Reporter: BANANA IS. >> YES. >> Reporter: BANANA IS CHARGED WITH MURDER. >> Reporter: BANANA IS CHARGED WITH MURDER. THE AU PAIR BLEEDING. CHARGED WITH MURDER. THE AU PAIR BLEEDING GUILTY TO. THE AU PAIR BLEEDING GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER, THAT HE. GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER, THAT HE CONSPIRED TO L LURE RYAN. MANSLAUGHTER, THAT HE CONSPIRED TO LURE RYAN TO THE HOME USING A.
CONSPIRED TO LURE RYAN TO THE H HOME USING A FAKE PROFILE ON FETISH. TO THE HOME USING A FAKE PROFILE ON FETISH WEBSITE AS PART OF A. FAKE PROFILE ON FETISH WEBSITE AS PART OF A SCHEME TO MURDER HIS. SCHEME TO MURDER HIS WIFE. THIS IS WHAT THE. WIFE. THIS IS WHAT THE PRPROSECUTION SAYS. PROSECUTION SAYS HAPPENED IN THE BEDROOM. HAPPENED IN THE BEBEDROOM. >> ENTERED THE. BEDROOM. >> ENTERED THE BEDROOM, SHOOTING JOE. >> ENTERED THE BEDROOM, SHOOTING JOE IN THE HEAD, PICKS UP. BEDROOM, SHOOTING JOE IN THE H HEAD, PICKS UP A KNIFE THAT JOE HAD. IN THE HEAD, PICKS UP A KNIFE THAT JOE HAD BROUGHT AND STABS. BROUGHT AND STABS CHRISTINE REPEATEDLY IN THE NECK. CHRISTINE REPEATEDLY IN T THE NECK. >> Reporter: NOW THE. O. >> Reporter: NOW THE JURY WILL HAVE TO DEDECIDE WHICH VERSION. JURY WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH VERSION OF THE STORY THEY. OF THE STORY THEY BELIEVE. >> STEPHANIE GOSK. BELIEVE. >> STEPHANIE GOSK JOINS US IN STUDIO. >> STEPHANIE GOSK JOINS US IN STUDIO. IT IS GRAPHIC. JOINS US IN STUDIO. IT IS GRAPHIC. DO W WE KNOW WHY HE TOOK.
