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

Ashley Benefield, dubbed the "Black Swan," took the stand in her own defense during her trial for the murder of her estranged husband. Prosecutors say she killed Doug Benefield so she would have sole ...

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

Judge refuses leniency plea from former ballerina's lawyers, as he jails her following manslaughter conviction.

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, now 32, faces up to 30 years in prison for the manslaughter charge because she used a firearm in the killing. She was initially charged with second-degree murder, but a Manatee ...

A sentencing hearing will be held at a later date. Following the verdict, Judge Matt Whyte remanded Ashley Benefield to the custody of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, revoking her $100,000 bond ...

Ashley Benefield -- the ex-ballerina who was found guilty of manslaughter for killing her husband in a case dubbed the "Black Swan murder" -- has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

In her bedroom, Ashley Benefield fired four times, hitting her estranged husband twice on Sept. 27, 2020. Douglas Benefield succumbed to his injuries later that night Investigators collected evidence ...

Afterward, Ashley Benefield, visibly distraught, ran to a neighbor’s house with the gun still in hand. During the trial, Benefield’s defense argued that she acted in self-defense due to the ...

Then, on Friday, Ashley Benefield took the stand, claiming she asked Doug to leave and that he hit her. She told the court: “I was scared to death. I thought he was going to kill me.

Ashley Benefield, the Lakewood Ranch woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her husband, has filed an appeal in hopes of reversing the outcome of her high-profile trial. The appeal ...