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Ashley Benefield was a former ballet dancer who was convicted of killing her husband, Doug Benefield

Ashley, who was given the nickname of the "Black Swan," fatally shot her husband five years ago on Sept. 27, 2020

Ashley was sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2024

Ashley Benefield is a former ballerina who killed her estranged husband, Doug Benefield , five years ago on Sept. 27, 2020.

Ashley's case made national headlines, and she was quickly given the nickname "Black Swan" because of the 2010 ballerina thriller film by the same name. When Ashley was tried for the murder in 2024, her case took over the headlines and became known as " The Black Swan Case ."

Shortly after Ashley fatally shot Doug at her mother's house in Florida, she admitted to shooting h

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