Ashley Benefield provided an emotional testimony in the 'Black Swan Murder' trial on Friday.
Florida ballerina Ashley Benefield, who's accused of murdering her husband, gave shocking testimony when she took the stand in what has been dubbed the 'Black Swan Murder Trial' on Friday.Ashley Benefield, 32, admitted to fatally shooting her Navy veteran husband, 58-year-old Douglas 'Doug' Benefield, in their Lakewood Ranch, Florida, home in September of 2020.
'When defense attorney Neil Taylor asked if Doug Benefield turned out to be the person she thought he was, Ashley Benefield replied, 'No, not at all.'Pattern of Abuse EmergesThroughout her testimony, Ashley Benefield alleged that Doug Benefield had a history of violence, verbal abuse and animal abuse.'Sometimes it was as simple as him just yelling and screaming at me or cussing at me, calling me names,' Ashley Benefield said.
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