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 ...

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 ...

Taylor was the defense attorney for Ashley Benefield, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Sept. 27, 2020, shooting death of her estranged husband, Doug Benefield.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Ashley Benefield, the former ballerina convicted of killing her estranged husband, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation. The 32-year ...

Ashley Benefield, 33, had faced a maximum sentence of 30 years in the fatal shooting of Doug Benefield, 58, at her Florida home on Sept. 27, 2020.

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 ...

Ashley Benefield, who has been convicted of manslaughter for killing her husband Doug Benefield in 2020, appears at a bond hearing at the Manatee County Judicial Center on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Ashley Benefield is being held at the Manatee County Jail until a January bond hearing. Her defense is filing an appeal of her 20-year prison sentence.