Ashley Benefield sentenced to prison after Manatee judge denies new murder trial
The sentencing comes after Judge Matt Whyte denied the defense’s motion for a new trial due to juror misconduct.
Ashley Benefield, ex-ballerina convicted of killing husband, is sentenced to 20 years
A former ballerina who was convicted of manslaughter in what she claimed was the self-defense killing of her estranged husband was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison.
Ashley Benefield, former ballerina convicted of killing husband in "Black Swan" case, sentenced to 20 years in prison
The case drew national attention, with some comparing Ashley Benefield to the protagonist of the 2010 film "Black Swan."
Black Swan Trial Update: Ashley Benefield Sentenced for Shooting Husband
Judge refuses leniency plea from former ballerina's lawyers, as he jails her following manslaughter conviction.
'Black Swan' Ashley Benefield sentenced for killing her estranged husband
A judge has sentenced a former professional ballerina to 20 years in prison in the so-called ‘Black Swan’ murder trial in Manatee County.
‘Black Swan murder’ ballerina Ashley Benefield stone-faced as she’s sentenced to 20 years in prison over killing of husband: ‘Hope prison serves her well’
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. Ashley Benefield,
Former ballerina, Ashley Benefield, sentenced to decades in prison
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