Ashley Benefield, the Lakewood Ranch woman convicted of manslaughter for killing her husband, will remain in prison while she awaits the outcome of her appeal. A Manatee County judge denied ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ashley Benefield, the Lakewood Ranch woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her husband, has filed an appeal in hopes ...

Ashley Benefield was a former ballet dancer who was convicted of killing her husband, Doug Benefield Ashley, who was given the nickname of the "Black Swan," fatally shot her husband five years ago on ...

Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina and founder of a dance academy, shot and killed her husband Doug Benefield inside their ...

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 to ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting her estranged husband in 2020. Manatee County court ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)— Ashley Benefield appeared in court Thursday for a bond hearing. According to the defense team for Ashley Benefield, the hearing was to see whether she should be granted bond ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - A judge has sentenced a former professional ballerina to 20 years in prison in the so-called ‘Black Swan’ murder trial in Manatee County. Ashley Benefield was convicted of ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Ashley Benefield, the former ballerina convicted of killing her estranged husband, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation. The 32-year-old ...

Ashley Benefield, the Lakewood Ranch woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her husband, has filed an appeal in hopes of reversing the outcome of her high-profile trial. The appeal, filed ...