The former ballerina convicted of killing her well-heeled husband — in a sensational case that came to be known as the “Black Swan murder ... Ashley Benefield, 33, remained stony ...

CBS affiliate WTSP reports that Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years, with credit for time served, followed by 10 years probation. The case, which became known as the "Black Swan murder ...

Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center ...

During Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, Doug Benefield’s family urged Whyte to impose the maximum sentence. Victim’s family claims ‘cold-blooded murder’ Tommie Benefield highlighted his ...

The sentencing followed a jury’s verdict in which Benefield, 32, was found guilty of manslaughter after initially being charged with second-degree murder. The jury deliberated for approximately ...

John Wesley Benefield Jr. asked the court for the “longest possible sentence” for what he called the “cold-blooded murder” of his brother. Both family also spoke about the profound impact Doug’s death ...