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 ...

Tumultuous relationship. Ashley and Doug Benefield met in 2016 and were married 13 days later following a whirlwind romance. She was 24 and he was 54, according to media reports at the time.

Former ballerina Ashley Benefield, 32, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Lawyers for Ashley Benefield, who faced a maximum sentence of 30 years, had sought a lesser punishment. Whyte also sentenced her to 10 years of probation.

Ashley Benefield was sentenced to two decades, with credit for time served, followed by 10 years probation in a case that's gained national attention as the "Black Swan murder" trial.

Ashley Benefield led away in handcuffs in a Manatee County courtroom after Judge Matt Whyte sentenced her to 20 years in prison for manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her husband.

Ashley Benefield showed no apparent emotion as a Manatee County Circuit Court judge sentenced her to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of her estranged husband Doug Benefield in her Lakewood ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Ashley Benefield, the center of the “Black Swan” trial, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation after she was found guilty of ...

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 ...

SARASOTA, Fla. – A former ballerina was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of her estranged husband at her Florida home in 2020.. The sentencing came about four months ...

SARASOTA, Fla. – A former ballerina was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of her estranged husband at her Florida home in 2020. The sentencing came about four months ...