The trial's nickname references the 2010 psychological thriller film Black Swan. During opening statements, prosecutors alleged that Ashley Benefield wanted to keep her husband away from herself ...

The trial, which is being broadcast by Court TV, has been dubbed the "Black Swan Murder Trial," based on the 2010 film Black Swan starring Natalie Portman as an unstable ballerina. Here’s what ...

Ashley Benefield, the woman at the center of the "Black Swan" murder trial was convicted of manslaughter on Tuesday night. The jury in the trial of the ballerina who had been accused of killing ...

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 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 ...

The jury in the trial of the ballerina who had been accused of killing her husband, Doug Benefield, returned its verdict late Tuesday night in a Florida courtroom. She faces up to 30 years in prison.

And that is murder." The defense team claimed that Doug Benefield was abusive and intimidating. "I want you to note how he's built for a 58-year-old man," defense attorney Neil Taylor said.