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 […]
Ex-ballerina convicted of manslaughter in ‘Black Swan murder’ trial
A former ballerina at the centre of the highly publicised “Black Swan murders” has been found guilty of manslaughter. Ashley Benefield, 33, was convicted Tuesday night by a jury in Manatee County, Florida. The manslaughter conviction was a reduction from a second-degree murder charge originally brought against Benefield following her husband’s 2020 death. Former Florida […]
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 […]