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 ...

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

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 ...

Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina, has been charged with the second-degree murder of her estranged husband. Why is it ...

Ashley Benefield, 32, was arrested more than a month after the Sept. 27, 2020, shooting and charged with second-degree murder with a firearm.

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 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 ...

Ashley Benefield on the fifth day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 29, 2024.

Jurors were seated Monday as Ashley Benefield, who claims self-defense in her husband's murder goes on trial. The case was featured on true crime series "48 Hours." ...

After seating a jury late Monday evening, opening statements began first thing Tuesday in the murder trial of Ashley Benefield. The 32-year-old mother and former ballerina is on trial for the ...

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.