A former ballerina at the center of the highly publicized “Black Swan murder” case has been convicted of manslaughter.
Ashley Benefield, 33, was found guilty by a jury in Manatee County, Florida on Tuesday night.
The manslaughter conviction is a step-down from the second-degree murder charge originally issued against Benefield after the death of her husband in 2020.
Ashley Benefield, 31, has been convicted of manslaughter after gunning down her husband, Doug Benefield, in her Florida home in 2020….