Former ballerina Ashley Benefield, 32, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter.

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.

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 ...

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 will learn her fate when she is sentenced for killing her husband on December 3. Ashley Benefield, a 33-year-old former ballerina, was charged with second-degree murder in the ...

Ashley Benefield claimed self-defense in the killing of her husband Doug Benefield, but her claim was challenged by investigators, prosecutors and the court. She is expected to be sentenced on a ...

Ashley Benefield was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter after judge denied her motions for a new trial week before sentencing.

Former ballerina Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she shot and killed her husband on Sept. 27, 2020, after an argument.

Former ballerina Ashley Benefield, 32, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter.