Black Swan Murder Trial: Day 1 Recap
Doug Benefield's daughter, Eva Benefield, takes the stand in the Black Swan Murder Trial where Ashley Benefield is charged with murder. More
July 23, 2024
A jury found ex-ballerina Ashley Benefield guilty of manslaughter in the death of her husband, Doug, who she had claimed she shot in self-defense.
Doug Benefield's daughter, Eva Benefield, takes the stand in the Black Swan Murder Trial where Ashley Benefield is charged with murder. More
July 23, 2024
John Sant, Ashley Benefield's neighbor at the time of the shooting, takes the stand and listens to the 911 call he made on Ashley's behalf. More
July 23, 2024
Assistant State Attorney, Suzanne O'Donnell and Defense Attorney, Neil Taylor give opening statements in the murder trial of Ashley Benefield. More
July 23, 2024
The jury is selected in the Black Swan Murder Trial. Ashley Benefield is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her husband, Doug. More
July 22, 2024
Ashley Benefield's attorney asked the judge to voluntarily disqualify himself ahead of jury selection, accusing them of being biased. More
July 22, 2024
Jury selection slated to begin in late July in the Black Swan Murder Trial. Ashley Benefield is accused in the shooting death of her husband. More
July 19, 2024
A former ballerina, Ashley Benefield, becomes caught up in a whirlwind romance that ends with her shooting Doug Benefield, her estranged husband. More
July 19, 2024
Vinnie Politan and his expert guests delve into the relationship between Doug and Ashley Benefield and the murder of Doug. More
July 19, 2024
Doug Benefield's former attorney, Stephanie Murphy, discusses the status of the family court case that occurred before Doug's death. More
July 18, 2024
Court TV speaks with Doug Benefield's cousin, Tommie. He speaks about Doug and Ashley purportedly reconciling before Doug was killed. More
July 17, 2024
Ashley Benefield appears at a pre-trial hearing as supporters gather ahead of the Black Swan Murder Trial. Jury selection begins on July 22. More
July 16, 2024
Court TV takes a closer look at the 'We Stand With Ashley' movement as the Ashley Benefield murder trial approaches. More
July 15, 2024
Ashley Benefield is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her husband, Douglas Benefield, in the Black Swan Murder Trial. More
July 11, 2024
A new filing indicates Ashley Benefield plans to say she was as a victim of domestic abuse when she goes on trial for murdering her... More
June 28, 2024
The judge took time to speak to Ashley Benefield, who's on trial for shooting her husband, Doug, during a wide-ranging motions hearing. More
June 27, 2024
Prosecutors are asking a judge to compel a psychotherapist with whom Ashley Benefield stayed after the shooting to testify in a deposition. More
June 27, 2024
Ashley Benefield shot her husband, Doug Benefield, claiming self-defense, while prosecutors say it was about a bitter custody dispute. More
June 3, 2024
Lawyers for Ashley Benefield asked a judge to exclude certain details from her child custody battle with her estranged husband. More
June 3, 2024
Ashley Benefield, whose trial is set to begin in July, has claimed self-defense in the shooting death of her husband, Doug. More
March 5, 2024
A Florida judge denied former ballerina Ashley Benefield's claim that she killed her husband in self-defense, months after the hearing. More
September 19, 2023
A Florida judge has denied Ashley Benefield's claim that she killed her husband, Douglas, in self-defense. More
September 19, 2023
Shanna Gardner Fernandez, Courtney Clenney and Ashley Benefield are each accused in the killings of current or former romantic partners. More
August 24, 2023
Ashley Benefield said Doug punched a hole in the wall and fired a gun into the ceiling at a hearing during her contentious divorce in... More
July 13, 2023
Ashley Benefield testified at an injunction hearing where she accused her husband, Doug, of being angry and violent. More
July 11, 2023
"Sadness turned into anger," Eva Benefield told Chanley Painter outside former ballerina Ashley Benefield’s hearing in Florida. (7/6/23) More
July 10, 2023
Ashley Benefield's defense team did not call any witnesses during the two-day hearing for the former ballerina. More
July 7, 2023
Ashley Benefield is facing a second-degree murder charge for the September 2020 death of Douglas Benefield. More
July 7, 2023
Ashley Benefield is facing a second-degree murder charge for the September 2020 death of Douglas Benefield. She claims it was self-defense. More
July 7, 2023
Tommie Benefield, Doug's cousin, told Vinnie Politan that the couple seemed very much in love when he first met Ashley Benefield. More
July 6, 2023
At one point during the hearing, Doug Benefield's daughter had to leave because of the emotional and graphic testimony. More
July 6, 2023