To some, Ashley Benefield is a woman who fought back from alleged abuse. To others, she's a manipulative murderer who shot ...

Florida ballerina Ashley Benefield, who's accused of murdering her husband, gave shocking testimony when she took the stand ...

Ashley Benefield, dubbed the "Black Swan," took the stand in her own defense during her trial for the murder of her estranged ...

Ashley Benefield's legal team claimed self-defense in the shooting of her husband, but an investigation found a different motive.

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 ...

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 ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - A judge has sentenced a former professional ballerina to 20 years in prison in the so-called ‘Black Swan’ murder trial in Manatee County. Ashley Benefield was convicted ...

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 ...

Ashley Benefield testified in her case on July 26. She grew emotional at several points, but a family member of Doug Benefield and a prosecutor on the case are questioning whether it was genuine.

VIDEO: Ashley Benefield guilty of murder "She had a goal to raise this child by herself and get Doug Benefield out of their lives, and this was the culmination of that pattern," O'Donnell said.