The investigation into Ashley Benefield and her husband's killing revealed two contrasting motivations and raised questions about domestic abuse and self-defense. Ashley Benefield, a 33-year-old ...

An emotional Ashley Benefield told jurors Friday she was in fear for her life the night she shot and killed her husband. The judge called recess twice when the ex-ballerina lost her composure ...

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.

After almost seven hours of deliberation, a Manatee County jury found Ashley Benefield guilty of manslaughter late Tuesday night. The six-person jury decided at around 10:30 p.m. that the Lakewood ...

A judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield weeks after she appeared in court for a bond hearing. The former ballerina is serving a 20-year prison sentence for manslaughter in the shooting death of ...