Women like Ashley Benefield are regularly sent to prison by male jurists who are not educated about – or are willfully blind ...

Ashley Benefield killed her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020. Here is everything to know about the Black Swan murder trial ...

I’ve waited so long to speak to her, face to face,” Doug’s daughter Eva said during her victim-impact statement. “I hope ...

The sentencing came about four months after a six-person jury found Ashley Benefield, 32, guilty of manslaughter. Benefield ...

Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina, was convicted of the manslaughter of her husband Doug Benefield. They are reported to ...

A former ballerina who was convicted of manslaughter in what she claimed was the self-defense killing of her estranged ...

Case update: On Dec. 3, 2024, Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of probation. After nearly four years, the trial of Ashley Benefield, the former ...

Judge refuses leniency plea from former ballerina's lawyers, as he jails her following manslaughter conviction.

The sentencing comes after Judge Matt Whyte denied the defense’s motion for a new trial due to juror misconduct.

Ashley Benefield -- the former ballet dancer who was found guilty of manslaughter for killing her husband, Doug, in a case ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A Manatee County judge sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison after she was found guilty of killing her ...

The case drew national attention, with some comparing Ashley Benefield to the protagonist of the 2010 film "Black Swan." ...