The former ballerina convicted of killing her well-heeled husband — in a sensational case that came to be known as the “Black ...

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 ...

There were three loaded guns in her house the night former ballerina Ashley Benefield shot and killed her estranged husband ...

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.

Besides Ashley Benefield, witnesses for the defense included a realtor who was helping Doug Benefield find a home and the couple's trauma counselor. The sentencing will be scheduled for a later date.

Then, Ashley Benefield filed a domestic violence injunction against Doug Benefield in Manatee County court, Murphy said. That’s how she and her client learned that the child had already been born.

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 ...

The Manatee County jury deliberated late into the night before finding Ashley Benefield guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Benefield, 32, was originally charged with second-degree murder ...

Taylor claimed his client acted in self-defense when she fatally shot her estranged husband, Doug Benefield, 58, following a tumultuous and abusive relationship that lasted four years. The shooting ...