Manslaughter was a lesser offense than the second-degree murder Ashley Benefield, 32, was charged with after she shot her husband, Doug Benefield, on Sept. 27, 2020. She faces up to 30 years in ...

Instead, Ashley Benefield said the bedroom door banged open and she saw Doug Benefield take on a fighting stance, moving his arms in a jerking motion. In a panic, she pulled the trigger, Ashley ...

After nearly four years, the trial of Ashley Benefield, the former ballerina charged with second-degree murder for shooting her estranged husband Doug, began in the summer of 2024. In the lead-up ...

SARASOTA, Fla. – A former ballerina was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of her estranged husband at her Florida home in 2020. The sentencing came about four ...

On the day in question, Ashley Benefield was preparing to move to Maryland with her mother and the then-separated couple’s young daughter. Doug Benefield arrived to help with the move — a move ...

The former ballerina convicted of killing her well-heeled husband — in a sensational case that came to be known as the “Black Swan murder” — has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina, speaks exclusively in a “20/20” interview about her trial and her husband Doug Benefield’s murder case. Doug Benefield’s family disagrees with Ashley ...

Former ballet dancer Ashley Benefield killed her husband in 2020 and maintains she acted in self defense Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

A domestic violence expert testified in the Ashley Benefield murder trial Monday that there may have been clear signs of abuse in the couple’s relationship before she shot her husband dead.

Doug Benefield and Ashley Benefield got married 13 days after they first met. Ashley Benefield recalled the beginnings of their relationship in a new "20/20" interview. Doug Benefield and Ashley ...

Ashley Benefield is a former ballerina and swimsuit model who founded a groundbreaking ballet company. Today, she is also called a killer, charged with murdering her husband Doug Benefield in ...