Boyfriend of American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in Russia says she must ‘keep the faith strong’
The boyfriend of an American-Russian ballerina who pleaded guilty to treason and was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday told Fox News Digital that she should “stay strong in the faith” because it’s “only a matter of time” before America takes her back. Chris Van Helden’s comments come as lawyers for Ksenia Karerina, […]
Russia sentences Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in jail for treason
Russian-American spa employee Ksenia Karelina was found guilty of treason for donating to a charity supporting Ukraine and sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Russian court on Thursday. The Los Angeles resident pleaded guilty in a closed trial in the Ural city of Yekaterinburg. Her case was heard by the same court that […]
Florida ballerina – who said she killed husband in self-defense – convicted in ‘Black Swan’ murder trial
A former ballerina accused of shooting and killing her estranged husband has been found guilty in what has been called a “black swan” murder trial. Ashley Benefield, 33, had been charged with second-degree murder for shooting and killing her husband, Doug Benefield. According to People magazine, the couple met at a Republican fundraiser in 2016 […]
Ballerina Ashley Benefield stone-faced as she’s found guilty of murdering GOP donor husband in ‘Black Swan murder’ trial
A former ballerina accused of shooting and killing her wealthy Republican donor husband appeared impassive as she was found guilty of manslaughter in a Florida courtroom late Tuesday. Ashley Benefield, 33, was tried and sentenced to a lesser charge of second-degree murder against her husband, Doug Benefield, in what became known as a “Black Swan […]
Ballerina Ashley Benefield accused of executing husband because she wanted to be single mom
A Florida ballerina is on trial for murder, with prosecutors alleging that she brutally killed her wealthy Republican donor husband because she wanted to be a single mother raising their young daughter. But Ashley Benefield, 32, admitted to killing 59-year-old Douglas Benefield during a custody battle in September 2020, but claims she feared for her […]