Black Swan Murder! Was Ashley Benefield's Testimony a Performance of a Lifetime?

Roberta Glass True Crime Report

Roberta Glass

True Crime

3.3 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Examining Ashley Benefield’s testimony in her trial for second degree murder of her husband Doug Benefield. This case has deeply divided the true crime community with some seeing Benefield as a wrongly convicted victim while others determined she was a heartless faker who got what she deserved when she was convicted of manslaughter.

Show Notes: Court TV "Ashley Benefield on Cross-Examination: Fatal Shooting Demo Black Swan Murder" -https://youtu.be/hqHy6ElCfnU?si=15AyEd9_lisoLUAu
Court TV "Ashley Benefield Takes the Stand" -https://youtu.be/uSGHvdOV0pY?si=qXSat6KJHQMIgadU

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0:00.0	He started calling me names.
0:05.0	And he said I can see what you're doing.
0:09.0	You're trying to get me to leave.
0:11.0	He said, I don't have to leave.
0:13.0	I can stay and spend the night if I want you because I'm your husband.
0:18.0	Doug was standing in the doorway. His face was red. The veins were bulging in his neck. The way he was looking at Report, putting the true back in true crime.
0:54.1	From New York City, Roberta Glass is now on the record. Okay. Okay. How is everybody doing?
1:29.3	We're going to look at Ashley Benefield's testimony today in her second-degree murder trial of Doug Benefield.
1:40.0	I know I've gotten a lot of requests to look at this.
1:51.5	And we're going to just look at her direct first.
1:57.6	And then maybe if we have some time or maybe we'll see if we can look at our cross.
2:03.9	It's awfully drawn out.
2:06.5	I know that this is divided true crime fans.
2:10.1	Some thinking that she is a victim of DV and was wrongly, spoiler alert, wrongly convicted of manslaughter.
2:30.1	Other people think that she was crying crocodile tears on the stand.
2:35.2	It's an interesting testimony, certainly, one that is very controversial, still a hot topic in true crime.
2:48.1	And this happened.
2:49.7	She was married.
2:56.2	She met Doug Benefield and married him within 13 days of meeting him. Doug Benefield was 54 years old. He had just to give a little background. His wife
3:05.6	had Renee had died nine months prior to this and he had one teenage daughter Ashley
3:16.8	Benefield was 24 and obviously the age difference is like the first big alarm,
3:28.6	but often you'll see in cases of cults,
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