Almost four years after a former ballerina was arrested in connection to the shooting death of her estranged husband in the fall of 2020 in Manatee County, she appeared in court Tuesday for the first ...

In a case that has captured the attention of national media outlets like CBS, People magazine, Vanity Fair and 48 Hours, a Manatee County woman will soon stand trial in connection to the shooting ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The trial in a murder case that gained national attention and was featured on the true crime series "48 Hours" has begun. A six-person jury, including three alternates, was selected ...

A former ballerina in Florida is standing trial nearly four years after the shooting death of her estranged husband in a case dubbed by some news media as the "Black Swan murder trial." Ashley ...

A former ballerina accused of fatally shooting her estranged husband four years ago has been convicted. Late on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, Florida woman Ashley Benefield, 33, was found guilty of the 2020 ...

After being accused of murdering her estranged husband, former ballerina Ashley Benefield gained the nickname "Black Swan" after the Oscar-winning psychological horror film starring Natalie Portman.

The sound of raised objections and a white noise machine dominated a Manatee County courtroom Wednesday during the second day of the murder trial for former ballerina Ashley Benefield. The 32-year-old ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Ashley Benefield, the ...

The trial of U.S.-Russian former ballerina Ksenia Karelina started on Thursday in Moscow, where she faces treason charges for allegedly acting as an American spy. Karelina, a dual-citizen, lives in ...