Welcome back to Current Affairs, our show about the stories of Love Gone

Fadily Wrong that are in the news right this very minute.

Today we're unraveling the complex and tragic story

that has become known as the Black Swan

murder trial, a tale that intertwtwines Love, Ambition, and Alleged Abuse, which culminates in a shocking death.

Our story begins in 2016 at a Republican Party fundraiser held in the opulent Palm Beach mansion of former presidential

candidate Ben Carson.

It was here that two individuals from vastly different worlds collided. Ashley Chuta, a 24-year-old aspiring ballet dancer with dreams of revolutionizing the dance world,

met 58-year-old Doug Benafield and Navy veteran and successful technology consultant.

Despite their 34-year age gap the attraction was immediate and intense.

In a move that would set the tone for their tumultuous relationship, Ashley and

Doug married a mere 13 days after their first

encounter.

I mean, how do you even have time to get a marriage license that quickly?

Seriously, that's less than two weeks. This whirlwind romance quickly evolved

into a shared dream of changing the ballet world.

Ashley had a vision of creating a ballet company

that would challenge traditional norms,

welcoming dancers of all body types, including those

considered curvyer or shorter than the typical ballerina.

Doug, captivated by both Ashley and her dream, agreed to finance this ambitious venture.

Together they founded the American National Ballet.

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