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Ashley Benefield, dubbed the "Black Swan," took the stand in her own defense during her trial for the murder of her estranged ...
To some, Ashley Benefield is a woman who fought back from alleged abuse. To others, she's a manipulative murderer who shot ...
Hitching breaths and high-pitched sobs rang out in the courtroom Friday as Ashley Benefield recalled the evening she shot and killed her estranged husband, Doug Benefield. "I thought he was going ...
Tumultuous relationship Ashley and Doug Benefield met in 2016 and were married 13 days later following a whirlwind romance. She was 24 and he was 54, according to media reports at the time. During ...
Former ballerina Ashley Benefield earned the "Black Swan" moniker after fatally shooting her estranged husband in 2020. Ashley admitted to shooting Doug Benefield, then 58, alleging that he abused ...
A jury of six found Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina accused of shooting and killing her estranged husband in 2020, guilty of manslaughter late Tuesday night after six days of trial.
BRADENTON, Fla. — Former ballerina Ashley Benefield, standing trial in the shooting death of her husband, took the witness stand Friday morning as her defense team began its case. Tearful most ...
Former ballerina Ashley Benefield earned the "Black Swan" moniker after fatally shooting her estranged husband in 2020. Ashley admitted to shooting Doug Benefield, then 58, alleging that he abused her ...
Ashley Benefield showed no apparent emotion as a Manatee County Circuit Court judge sentenced her to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of her estranged husband Doug Benefield in her Lakewood ...
A former ballerina and graduate of the Maryland Youth Ballet, Ashley Benefield met Doug Benefield in 2016 at a political event and after a 13-day whirlwind romance, the two were married in South ...
Tumultuous relationship Ashley and Doug Benefield met in 2016 and were married 13 days later following a whirlwind romance. She was 24 and he was 54, according to media reports at the time.