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.

At the time of their marriage, Ashley Benefield was 24 and Doug Benefield, a widower whose wife had died about nine months earlier, was 54. As "48 Hours" reported , the marriage was rocky.

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 ...

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.

Bradenton. Ex-ballerina Ashley Benefield was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the 2020 shooting death of her husband following more than a month delay over juror misconduct claims in ...

Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday, following the "Black Swan murder trial" over the fatal shooting of her husband. Benefield, a 33-year-old former ballerina, had been ...

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 ...

Ashley Benefield, 33, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after she was convicted of manslaughter. AP Doug and Ashley Benefield were married after knowing each other for 13 days in 2016.

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.

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 ...