‘Black Swan’ murder: Slain dad’s daughter rips killer ballerina stepmom at sentencing

Ex-ballerina convicted of murdering husband in infamous 'Black Swan' murder case, Her stepdaughter condemned her in an emotional statement in court as she was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday. Ashley Benefield was found guilty in July of manslaughter for fatally shooting her 58-year-old husband, Doug Benefield, in Florida during a custody battle […]
Taylor Lorenz makes light of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder

Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz defended the gruesome execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, making disgusting suggestions that other health care executives should face a similar fate. Posted on social media. Hundreds more perverse trolls posted on the internet to enjoy this tragedy. Lorenz wrote on the microblogging social media network Blue […]
Security increased for Rockefeller tree lighting after Brian Thompson murder

Just a few blocks away, just a few blocks away, a masked man shot and killed the UnitedHealthcare CEO outside a midtown Manhattan hotel, leading up to the annual lighting of Rockefeller Center's iconic Christmas tree Wednesday night. Security was strengthened. Chief Jeffrey B. Madley said there will be a “heavy presence” of police, including […]
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s assassin may have left message on bullets used in murder: sources

The suspect who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel may have left a message about the bullet he used to kill the executive Wednesday morning, police officials said. It is said that there is. New York City police say messages that may have been written on live bullets and shell […]
DOJ launched probe into UnitedHealth before CEO’s murder

UnitedHealthcare CEO Andrew Whitty sent this message to employees at the major insurance company hours after co-CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4th. Several senior UnitedHealthcare executives are under investigation by the Justice Department, but it is unclear whether CEO Brian Thompson was part of the investigation before […]
Migrant charged in cheerleader’s murder ‘knew what he was doing’ despite insanity claim, mom says

The mother of 16-year-old Lizbeth Medina, who was allegedly murdered by an illegal Mexican immigrant in December 2023, says requests for an insanity test on the suspect will only “add to the pain.” Rafael Gobert Romero, 25, was arrested on December 5, 2023, after Lizbeth was found dead of stab wounds in the bathroom of […]
Oregon prosecutor slams ‘leniency’ of state law protecting man convicted of 13-year-old girl’s rape, murder

An 18-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, and prosecutors are criticizing a state law that would have significantly shortened the length of time he would serve. Daniel Ryan Gore was only 16 years old at the time of the murder, so under […]
Christopher Collings executed for rape, murder of Rowan Ford in 2007

A Missouri inmate was executed Tuesday for the 2007 rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl who called him “Uncle Chris,” but the attacker told a guard, “One day I'll be in heaven. “I hope to meet you,” he said. Christopher Collings, 49, was pronounced dead nine minutes after receiving a single injection of pentobarbital […]
Missing Missouri mother found dead, boyfriend charged with murder: police

A missing Missouri woman has been found dead, and her boyfriend has been charged with murder in connection with her death. Aaron Malone, 23, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Aspen Lewis, 24, according to the Barry County Sheriff's Office. According to court records obtained by FOX 4 Kansas City, Malone contacted Barry County sheriff's […]
‘Black Swan murder’ ballerina Ashley Benefield sentenced to 20 years in prison over killing of husband

A former ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering her wealthy husband in a sensational case that became known as the 'Black Swan Murders'. Five months after she was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her husband, Doug Benefield, 58, the 33-year-old woman […]