Slain dad's daughter knew ‘Black Swan’ ex-ballerina shot him after one call: 'She killed him, didn't she?'
Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2020 killing of her husband, Doug Benefield in Lakewood Ranch. "She had called the cops multiple times on my dad. I knew there was no boundary and no limit — she was going to do anything she could to frame my dad in a negative light.
- ▪Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2020 killing of her husband, Doug Benefield in Lakewood Ranch.
- ▪"She had called the cops multiple times on my dad.
- ▪I knew there was no boundary and no limit — she was going to do anything she could to frame my dad in a negative light.
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True Crime Slain dad's daughter knew ‘Black Swan’ ex-ballerina shot him after one call: 'She killed him, didn't she?' In 'Ghost Girl,' Eva Benefield shares her firsthand account of the notorious 'Black Swan' case and the family turmoil By Stephanie Nolasco Fox News Published July 25, 2026 7:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox Nation special spotlights internet searches, voicemails tied to Ana Walshe murder case A voicemail from Brian Walshe's mother offers new insight into the troubled marriage at the center of the high-profile Ana Walshe murder case. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When Eva Benefield's uncle Dave called with "some really bad news," she thought of one person.
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