Black Swan Audio Tapes: A Deep Dive

Ashley Benefield testified at a 2018 hearing where she accused her husband, Doug, of being angry and violent before murdering him in alleged self-defense.
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[@a.h.g.9kokushibo]

With all due respect if we could tell if someone lied by the sound of their voice. We wouldn't even need lawyers, judges or the justice system in general. 😂

[@scientistatwork4667]

Correct. Voice stress analysis is junk science, as are polygraphs, and thankfully not admissible in court.

[@bennettcawley4630]

I don't think the ability to tell the mugger isn't lying when he tells you he has a gun is going to eliminate your need or desire for justice once you lose your valuables... For one example.

[@marleylove510]

😂😂😂

[@3141micha]

What that would make all these backseat behaviour experts that always know after the fact useless. That cant be true. :D

[@trialgoddess]

@GOODM8N Unless I am mistaken, the burden of proof in a SYG hearing is clear and convincing evidence, not beyond a reasonable doubt or by a preponderance of the evidence.

[@asiam1528]

Them getting married 13 days of knowing each other was a huge red flag that the relationship was doomed from the beginning 🚩

[@mandybradley3079]

These men want young women for sex, and young women want their money. He was thinking with his little brain. No love in relationship just lust. One had lust for young woman sex, and she had lust for his money. That’s why they were married in 13 days. How stupid are these men? How is that love?

[@minarose3193]

Thats how perverted old men are going after young girls like that

[@jmgood2870]

​@@minarose3193Ashley pursued Doug for his $$$$. She had this murder all planned out from the start.

[@BluesImprov]

@@minarose3193 Stop with the stereotype. . .How do you really know who went after who? You don't!

[@te2393]

NoPe. A lot of people do that that and go on to have a great marriage. It doesn't matter if they known each other for a 100 yrs, evil is evil

[@isabelferreira5157]

My father married a total stranger in a few months after my mother died. His new wife stole all of his money, gave him sleeping pils, he went to hospital in a coma, and now me and my sisters are in court to buy our childhood home, so we can keep it in the family and get that woman out. My point is, there are still good people in the world, but, we all need time to meet a person, before getting into a more serious relationship. And even on that, we never really know a person.

[@charmagneq]

I hope you guys win! It’s terrible how people prey on widowers and widows 😢

[@Sparkedbynatty]

Omg! I’m so sorry your dad is in a coma! I hope you guys get the house!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@isabelferreira5157]

@@Sparkedbynatty thanks. We are waiting to court decision at this point.

[@isabelferreira5157]

@@charmagneq thanks. We are just waiting to court decision. 🙏

[@reyreycolortorch9678]

I hope like hell that you win! PRAYERS!!!!

[@susanmoore7229]

I’m having a hard time believing her, at all

[@te2393]

Thank you.

[@DocBree13]

He admitted to a lot of it - punching their dog, for one thing

[@fred7769]

Neither did a previous judge. Not a scintilla of credibility is what she said

[@jmgood2870]

@@DocBree13 Wrong Ashley! No one "punched" the dog. He pushed the dog off of his legs as he had on short and it was painful.

[@tracyshaffer4510]

Lost all faith in the experts! This woman is pure evil.

[@barbsyorkies]

Me to. T.Y..

[@natalieesposito5611]

I wholeheartedly believe her and I think this guy is a monster and there is a lot of signs that show it. I wish we could find some of the other people he dated a man doesn't get that old and be single for no reason

[@jmgood2870]

@@natalieesposito5611 Doug was a loving husband and father. Ashley set Doug up for murder hence why she told the court ordered psychotherapist that if something wasn't done about Doug (after her claims of being poisoned were found to be LIES per Judge Moreland) then she would take matters into her own hands! Sounds like Florida FIRST Degree murder to me. Hummmm? 🤔

[@annabambus6572]

​@@natalieesposito5611I personally find that extremely one-sided and unaware. There are men and women who do not get married and are neither selfish nor remotely evil, though not perfect. In the same vein there are far too many who marry only to divorce blah, blah, blah. Your opinion is way too one sided.

[@natalieesposito5611]

@@annabambus6572 you may be right, however there are some things that he admitted to that are methods of intimidation and threats. So that leads me to believe that if you are at the level of shooting guns in the house, your not a good guy. A good guy know not to shoot a gun in the house.

[@V.Oakley]

My ex husband used to do that too. When he was mad and we're driving he would go so fast and swerve around cars narrowly missing other people, ditches, trees and being very reckless. It was extremely scary.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

Yes all this behaviour is pretty text book for domestic abuse. He sounds like an insecure middle aged man who is about to get dumped.

[@jmgood2870]

​@@fernandaolivares7926 Hi Ashley!👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋 So its true! You planned the killing and was getting ready to dump him but you sure made sure the moving van was packed up first though 🤔

[@MmmmMmmm-gg1qu]

Sorry but what did you do?? I always find it funny that women never say or admit what they did!!!

[@angeleyes3396]

@@MmmmMmmm-gg1quUsually saying “No” does it

[@angeleyes3396]

@@fernandaolivares7926Happened to me when I was breaking up with an ex. Weird how human behavior is repeated.

[@shereens1463]

My opinion...She didn't want to share custody of their daughter. Her word against his. She doesn't seem credible.

[@snsn7251]

Guilty as sin. Shame he didn't stay single.

[@kev0000]

She played him until she was pregnant, divorce then cash in. Guilty, life no parole

[@paulasplace]

excellent call!!!

[@ivanavila7708]

Man, this woman is a cold blooded murderer. I hope the jury doesn't fall for her lies.

[@jmgood2870]

She will be found guilty. Her attorney is just keeping her out of prison for now so she thinks she is getting her mother's money worth of his attorney services🤣

[@somita9849]

I think listening to her talking like that without any pause, emotions or distress is indicative of reciting a story.

[@PureMagma]

@@somita9849 All the pauses were edited out "for brevity"...whether it was a voice activated recorder or the audio was intentionally edited, all the audio is slammed together. CourtTV shouldn't be bending the narrative without disclosing that they are cherry-picking statements. Even writing "...before murdering him in alleged self-defense." in the video description is inappropriate narrative for someone who hasn't been convicted. It should correctly state "...before *killing* him in alleged self-defense." They shouldn't do that because it creates a condeming version of the facts.

[@somita9849]

@@PureMagma I agree with you. Thanks

[@jmgood2870]

​@@PureMagmaNothing was edited

[@jessegarcia2060]

Her testimony is all over the place...

[@barbsyorkies]

That what they call bi-polar..

[@eentun9340]

Her stories don’t add up her version of events aren’t coherent it doesn’t even belong in the scene she’s describing!

[@javieratoledo9262]

We haven’t heard her story about what happened… What we heard was a previous hearing…

[@eentun9340]

@@javieratoledo9262 if she’s incoherent then she’ll be same later, she strikes me as a lier it’s as if she is making it up as speaking . Apparently the judge didn’t find her creditable either, plus she had never brought up any of these allegations against him before the murder!

[@kimberlychelen9890]

Married after thirteen days? That's warp speed whirlwind! Sometimes two should just do the physical gymnastics and walk away, or run like H3LL. This woman is a hogh maintenance red flag parade!

[@kimberlychelen9890]

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[@kimberlychelen9890]

@@Mike-og3xb Do fifty-eight year old guys just ignore 🚩!🚩!🚩!🚩! 🚩? Oh, yeah... right... I guess they must🙄😳

[@bbe3034]

Black Swan has a black heart! She only married Doug for money! He financed her dream of having a ballet company!! She’s a GOLD DIGGER!! I feel so bad for his teenage daughter, Eva, she lost her mother to a heart issue, if I remember correctly. Now she’s lost her dad. 😢😢

[@jmgood2870]

The child needs a DNA test. Ashley was engaged to another man while telling Doug they were moving to Bowie, Md. Her ex is D Beaty and the child looks like him.

[@normacolon9618]

She's always saying "I believe?? Its sounds deceptive, Like not sure.

[@sherrisimmons6398]

This is a woman just like Amber Heard only Amber did not kill Johnny. I would not believe a word she says about the murder of her husband.

[@ztkrx]

be careful ladies, it looks like you’re finally being held accountable for your actions, no more of getting away with murder…..literally.

[@maureens100]

I do not believe her one single bit. she wanted that baby all to herself..and him GONE.

[@normacolon9618]

SHe wanted child support and more, that's why she married and creates alot.of.troubke worh his daughter. She wanted to get rid of both.

[@barbsyorkies]

Now she WONT...HAVE HER BABY AT ALLLL....

[@tamaraedmondson931]

I DONT BELIEVE THIS WOMAN AT ALL

[@monicaangelini3324]

Follow the money. How much was at stake and who should be paying whom. Zero respect for a person who discloses intimate traumas of a partner. And very little respect for grown ups who marries after 13 days of meeting someone

[@jmgood2870]

Ashley brought up the rape to dehumanize him. That tells me all I need to know about her!

[@barbsyorkies]

Yes that's weird.

[@Aussie-girl79]

Men that abuse their partners are good at hiding their actions, and anger, and the things they do to torture their partner usually stay secret due to fear of more violence and ppl judging them, i believe she is telling the truth

[@MS-ep2cq]

Yep

[@lisamcclendon2720]

There's zero proof to back any of this up and not one judge or any other evaluation found her credible or the allegations had any merit. She made some really huge allegations that had zero proof and was admonished by multiple judges for making baseless allegations with absolutely zero evidence.

[@tiffanyrussell6858]

It's Ridiculous to ask any of his relatives if what she says is true or not. Ridiculous. Of course conversations he had with his wife or not going to be the same as he has with his cousins and uncles etc. I find her to be very credible and was raised in a DV household. As a child I was always on edge. You NEVER know what is going to trigger the attacker.

[@jmgood2870]

She's prison bound.

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

Yes and no. Everybody knows how to fake ptsd i think is the same with domestic abuse. Amber Heard ruined it for me. I don't believe her. I can understand that some of the arguments against her presented in this piece are absolutely non sense. It is her that i have a problem with. If you are shooting your attacker because you are in fear for your life you don't shoot them in the back. I can also see that he was no saint but no one deserves to die over being an unstable human being

[@jmgood2870]

Why did Ashley have an engagement ring/fiance, Dennis, while married to Doug and telling him they were moving to Bowie, Maryland??? Why did he start the "FromFifth", LLC in 2019 with her being the manager? Was she scamming Doug and also scamming Dennis too for $$$? How could she move to Md if she started an LLC to open up a ballet dance studio with Dennis? 🤔

[@jmgood2870]

Who's funding Ashleys attorney?.... Her mother and a few elderly friends of her mother got scammed. The person that just soooo happened to take the grandchild to the park while AB setup DB for murder. AB's mother sold her mothers delapidated home in Maryland (the home they were allegedly going to move to) and used that money to pay for AB's attorney fees and her Marshall's court clothing.

[@jmgood2870]

I see Eva is doing very well in her business and her upcoming book will be a bestseller! Ashley's broke (failed at youth ballet and wonky eyed modeling) and on her way to prison eating bologna sandwiches while Eva is on her career path doing great things! Team Eva!

[@fredohrwell7221]

The way she treated the daughter is all I need to know. Guilty. But good lookin.

[@jmgood2870]

@@fredohrwell7221 Murderers are not good looking. And Ashley is not attractive. That soul eating face says it all!

[@realmontana6838]

@@fredohrwell7221man please

[@aussiecatlady]

Who is Eva

[@jmgood2870]

@@aussiecatlady Doug's beautiful adult daughter with his wife Renee. Justice for Eva and Doug!!!

[@irismckay6472]

Thank you Vinnie for pointing out the difficulties of family law. The public does not realize how dangerous it is to practice in this area. Like many of my colleagues, I 'retired' from litigation to go into mediation. It's heartbreaking to see people ground up by the system when they cannot afford experts or representation. What I find most credible is Doug's cousin's account of Doug. He is articulate and doesn't seem like he's out to get Ashley. Accounting for any family bias, his comments about Ashley's 90 score on the deception scale are telling. Often times in family court, especially when the self-declared victim is a beautiful young woman, it's hard for people to believe that they could also be calculated killers. As a litigator, I represented many men who were up against women like Ashley. It took us years of depositions and hearings to undo the false allegations. My gut tells me that she is the 'narcissist privileged princess' archetype that is used to having everything she wants and she'll do whatever she can to get it. The good news is that our courts are getting more sophisticated in seeing through deceptive spouses, so for the victim's sake, we'll hope for justice to prevail.

[@skybee001]

I think his daughter (the 15 year old that lived with them) will be an important witness if she does indeed testify. She will be able to give a better picture of what went on... Doug might have been angry, but Ashley seems to be consumed by it. She can barely keep he lip from shaking in anger when she's supposed to be calm

[@fernandaolivares7926]

Dod you dream of her lip shaking? Because there is only audio of her 😅

[@skybee001]

@@glorydays6442 oh wow yeah... the way she tells the stories with all the flowery and dramatic language 🤣 I could totally see her deliberately starting an argument and then secretly pressing record, in order to make him look bad. She really is Amber 2.0 🤣🤣

[@SoneBlink]

She will only tell what is convenient for the prosecution, not necessarily the truth. I don't think she knows what happen between this two, he father didn't even told her he was getting married.

[@skybee001]

@@SoneBlink yeah I definitely agree with you. But I don't think she will outright lie in order to make Ashley look bad. Maybe she will play down the arguments and fights, because you can definitely still paint a picture of what went on and still stay somewhat neutral. The poor darling, that's a lot to go through at just 15 years old. 😢

[@jmgood2870]

​@@fernandaolivares7926Hi Ashley! 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@Ashley__Rose]

It’s startling how many women just blindly believe she is the victim & that she didn’t murder him 🫣

[@danapratola]

I have no idea if she's lying, but I will say that I have been the victim of DV and other people's "opinions" of what their relative is/isn't capable of are SO WRONG. Maybe she is a killer, maybe not, but I doubt Doug was the sweetheart some want to believe.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

I agree.

[@zanpsimer7685]

Same here. And also, I struggle with my own opinions in this case due to the fact I’m convinced my abusive ex was also poisoning me. I understand the matter of fact way she describes the poisoning, because by the time a person realises this has happened, we tend to not be shocked by it, because it explains so much.

[@carrow1057]

Agree.

[@Leann68]

I completely agree with your comment, I also went through similar things, although when my husband left a handwritten Will and took his firearm with him threatening suicide in a letter, I called the police.. he was found hiding at his brother’s and gambled all our money away , I was trying to leave at the time..

[@realcanadiangirl64]

I was married to an abusive husband for ten years but after hearing this story on Ten to Life I believe that she killed him. He admitted to shooting the roof. She's the one who has been caught lying

[@lindaalbano6868]

You can hear it her voice,she’s lying

[@fernandaolivares7926]

LOL They should hire you and save the hundreds of thousands of dollars a trial costs.

[@jmgood2870]

​@@fernandaolivares7926 Hi Ashley👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@lovepet4565]

She flew @ Don the Cons airplane ✈️ during campaign in 2016 She bragged he called her sexy I see her as a gold digger User

[@jmgood2870]

More lies by narcissist Ashley to gain attention on herself

[@lovepet4565]

@@jmgood2870 i think she did Because she was at campaign stuff too I would not doubt It honestly Its up her alley

[@jmgood2870]

@@lovepet4565 She did it because of campaign stuff? I'm not understanding. She was only making calls asking for campaign money. She was and is a nobody. She is a hoe

[@annmoore8696]

I don't believe Her! Never have. She's a Cold Evil Person ⚖️ 💔😢 RIP Doug 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@erinthesystem9608]

It's strange that she'd accuse him of attempting to poison her; I'm having trouble thinking of modern men (outside of dictators' henchmen) who use poisoning as their means of committing murder. Poison is rarely a man's weapon of choice, but it's commonly a woman's.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

But there is a backstory, his previous wife literally dropped dead at 49 years old, she then finds a letter she wrote him saying he had kicked her on their honeymoon, fast forward their relationship is on the rocks, she's not feeling well, she gets her and her baby tested and the lab reports she has heavy metal poisoning. THEN she starts thinking about the teas and the ex wife and the violent behavior (he admits to under oath) I would 100% be suspicious too.

[@jmgood2870]

​@@fernandaolivares7926Not true Ashley!

[@ZepedaMR3]

@fernandaolivares7926 She was tested while living with her husband because she was pregnant. No heavy metals were found until she took a test after she'd been living with her mom. Watch the 48 Hours episode. She's a psycho.

[@lisamcclendon2720]

​@@fernandaolivares7926stop. Even the judge found it completely not credible and no evidence. The wife died of a heart attack and their daughter found her. Nothing she said has any evidence to back it up. She was saying the exact opposite to him and having a great time with him.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

@@lisamcclendon2720 You stop.

[@annauk29]

First impressions: I dont think she is lying about everything but I dont feel she is telling the full truth either. Need a lot more information though to come to a non professional opinion lol. I just don't think she is as clear cut guilty as many other defendants are (for example Burgos).

[@shannonpatch7233]

I completely agree.

[@WhiteRabbit1209]

@@glorydays6442 of course the prosecution agrees. That’s why she’s on trial. She said it’s self defense, making it not a clear cut case. Are you privy to information we are not? If so, please share.

[@annauk29]

@@glorydays6442 That is LITERALLY the prosecutors job lol. So now im gonna turn it around on you here, keep up if you can lol. I dont think she is clear cut guilty and the defence agrees!

[@rivafussball6719]

Great quote. Not lying about everything but definitely not telling the truth. Makes zero sense

[@realmontana6838]

@@rivafussball6719these ppl try their best to sound smart but fail

[@sanelliott7695]

I think she's gaslighting the hell out of who will listen to her nonsense

[@lovepet4565]

Totally Look At her history She was giving Dump blow jobs on his plane in 2016

[@trialgoddess]

Exactly

[@FOLLOWINGTHETRIAL]

MAGA = Morons Against a Great America

[@barbsyorkies]

U have that right ✅️ 😏 😌 😉 💯 ✅️

[@MyMomo17]

Why was she at a CIA function with a gun in her bra.

[@jmgood2870]

Because she is crazy. She even told the Detective that she has "microchips" in her body😅🤪🥴

[@carlaredman2693]

She is nuts

[@Trendyviews.]

Following closing arguments last Friday from both sides, the judge said he would take the matter under advisement and issue a ruling after reviewing court transcripts. Court is expected to reconvene in September. Why wait so long? She needs to do prison time. She is toxic!

[@snowblo1]

So she's going to be free & walking about in society until September, possibly?

[@Trendyviews.]

@@snowblo1 She is free on a $100,000 bond.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

​@GOODM8Nbecause there is something called evidence that this judge went over and determined no one is in danger here. You are basing your already guilty verdict based on a snippet no doubt. Shame on you. She is innocent until proven guilty.

[@jmgood2870]

​​@@fernandaolivares7926ou are guilty Ashley. How is it wearing that ankle monitor? We know you tried to have it removed. Wearing huge wide leg pants to hide your ankle monitor and embarrassment of being a failure?

[@Trendyviews.]

@@jmgood2870 I would hope. I didn't say he wouldn't respond before September on that matter.

[@187mrsmith]

I hate how girls just start putting on tears and then everybody feels sympathetic to them and if they're more attractive people want to believe everything they say even if it doesn't sound logical

[@jmgood2870]

Well shes not attractive with that b&tch face and san paku eyes!

[@te2393]

That happens in the court room everyday, once a woman cries and states her accusations, no one wants to listen to the man. Is terrible. Most women don't know this until it happens to their son or brothers.

[@jmgood2870]

Ashleys sounds like a child with the valley girl vocal fry. She has arrested development. She stopped crying immediately after the next question was asked.

[@missfriscowin3606]

That’s actually considered bipolar.

[@jmgood2870]

@@missfriscowin3606 What is considered bipolar?

[@missfriscowin3606]

@@jmgood2870 when you can switch off crying.

[@jmgood2870]

@@missfriscowin3606 Actually she switched off crying because she's being deceptive (LYING!). Just like the psychotherapist stated...Ashley scored a 92 of deception when a 70 is deemed the highest.

[@missfriscowin3606]

@@jmgood2870 actually. My therapist says otherwise. Lol 😂

[@italia3929]

I saw Doug's sunglasses at Nordstrom rack. Cool shades. RIP

[@sandraperkins7706]

Take a lesson on best quickie scam ever!

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

She preyed on this man!! She’s a liar!!!

[@barbsyorkies]

Yes she did...

[@Leann68]

Nobody knows the truth but the people who were there .. this is a tough case.

[@tinatanberk8509]

Hurting an animal is not minor, rather is it indicative of abusive behaviour.

[@lovepet4565]

That was her telling

[@jmgood2870]

That was another lie by Ashley! Doug only pushed the dog of of his bare legs as he had on shorts and the dogs nails dug into his skin.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

I agree, also the cousin is saying he told him he "pushed" the dog because he hurt him and frustrated him but Doug says under oath he HIT the dog and fired a gun with children in the house because she "frustrated him"...I guess if people or dogs frustrate you, all is acceptable Mr cousin?

[@fernandaolivares7926]

​​@@lovepet4565m HE admitted to it when he testified under oath, so it was actually Doug's telling he said he HIT the dog and fired the gun and it was her fault because she frustrated him ...pay attention.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

​@@glorydays6442actually it was HIS telling under oath. People need to start paying attention to all the evidence on that hearing before commenting...he admitted under oath to all of it.

[@gracedelia8540]

Vinnie, you are the absolute best crime show host ever! Your delivery, questions, compassion and knowledge makes all of your shows outstanding! You always give us a fair and unbiased show. Bravo.

[@simplymi2399]

Is it me or is she giving “gone girl” Lord help me if I’m wrong

[@patelvidhi]

I don't know why I can't believe this lady even minus one point. She is giving testimony like she prepared scripts.

[@mckenna_g]

right!! i’m genuinely trying to see peoples perspective on how she could be innocent but i can’t

[@jmgood2870]

@@mckenna_g We have known her and her mother for many years. She's been a narcissistic spoiled brat from childhood to now. She killed him because in 3 days, her and Doug would be back in court for their pysch evaluation results. Doug was cleared and Ashley was not. She was dx'd with schizophrenia/NPD/Borderline. She would loose full custody to Doug, so she murderered him so that he wouldn't gain custody.

[@ariadneschild8460]

Met and married in 13 days? That's not sensible, how well can you know the other person?

[@TheRight-handedStranger]

She was able to manipulate him, he would do what she wanted so she was in charge not him. She was able to manipulate these experts too who say they are able to tell if one lied or not.

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

Ahah. No one can tell you if you're lying or not. People who do, well, are lying

[@documax123]

The Pike County massacre, 7 murdered in the night: a custody issue.

[@vanessamarie5333]

I’m used to this case and Doug daughter she told her story on TikTok and it’s so sad Ashleigh is a horrible vile sick twisted woman trust me. She is a liar. She wanted the ballerina company not Doug but cause he was such a nice genuine guy he bought her the company and then he had to look after that aswell as his company because she pucked off to her mums cause she had morning sickness and didn’t wanna know she just up and left! She just wanted his money and a baby. She lured him in!

[@Jaydenv5678]

We can all see this is an evil woman

[@wildmercuryfilms]

I think Jeff Lynne from the band ELO said it best: “E-E-vil Woman.”

[@S_8-]

Is that her mugshot footage in thumbnail ? Am i the only one under the impression she is displaying duper delight on that footage ?

[@jmgood2870]

What is duper delight?

[@S_8-]

@@jmgood2870 it's a dicreet smile liar/manipulative people can't help displaying when satisfied to fool others. It's often used in body langage analyse

[@geraldine1437]

I worked with victims of DV - she couldn’t remember if she got a TPO - Temporary Protective Order?

[@GeoTime402]

Ashley states about damage to wall a few times. Was that verified as fact by the post crime investigation? Wall would have required repair, wouldn't it?

[@jurylady]

Thanks Vinnie

[@kamysailings877]

Don’t stay in a abusive relationship\marriage leave at sign it’s only going to get worse. When someone shows you who and what kind of a person the really are BELIEVE them! Also don’t if you have a child it’s not only your decision to stay in a abusive relationship take that child and run because that child is like a hostage in that situation and shouldn’t have to be stuck in between two toxic and unstable people!

[@jmgood2870]

Ashley wasn't abused. Doug was and stayed to help Ashley and make sure their child was not abused by the bipolar mother. You will see when she is convicted of murder.

[@tiffanyo713]

That's not how abusive relationships work. They're always sorry and always love bomb the victim and always try to be on their best behavior for awhile then snap but the resentment from the victim never leaves. The most dangerous time for a domestic violence victim IS WHEN THEY LEAVE. This is when they are usually murd3red. She saved her own life.

[@jmgood2870]

@@tiffanyo713 Doug was not abusive but Ashley was! She love bombed him and called him back to the home to MURDER him in cold blood. LIFE in prison for Ashley so she can NEVER claim a fake poisoning and abuse another man again! Men usually don't say they are being abused by women! Men should speak out! The child Emerson needs to be removed from Ashley and her mothers care as both are mentally ill and abusive. RIP Douglas Benefield.

[@lisamcclendon2720]

​@@tiffanyo713none of that is based on facts. Multiple investigations into her false allegations proved it wasn't true. She made him believe they were moving together to another state and invited him over to help load the uhaul and killed him. 3 days before she was about to go in front of the judge who already admonished her for her false allegations with zero evidence. She told one investigator that she was going to have to take matters into her own hands because no one would accept her bs allegations based on only her word and no other evidence.

[@eternity7477]

I stayed with my abusive husband until our son was born and then I left. I just couldn't bear for my son to have to go through the abuse of his angry father. I can totally see why she left shortly after the baby came. I even experienced the anger whilst driving. I would sit there absolutely terrified that we would have an accident. He gleefully told me how he kicked my little dog from one side of the room to the other when I wasn't home. There are just so many similarities in abuse. If you haven't been through it, you don't understand the fear.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

You know who else wasn't believed by a family judge? Harmony Montgomery's mom. That judge handed her over to a CRIMINAL...so yeah let's take family judges with a grain of salt.

[@HumanimalChannel]

And for TWO WHOLE YEARS that wretched woman ignored rhe fact she wasnt getting her visitation or any contact at all. How pathEtic IS SHE?

[@jmgood2870]

Hi Ashley!👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👀

[@Kay_Shawty]

Terrible what happened to that angel. May her beautiful soul RIP 👼🙏🏽

[@barbsyorkies]

But he all ready new that she had to be placed there....t.y..Judge for that he was the family court JUDGE....😊

[@jmgood2870]

​@@Kay_ShawtyYou are on the wrong site

[@maureens100]

she is chit chatting like any ordinary day...she KILLED the father of their baby...and HE was there for the Ballet launch....the Ballet company SHE wanted and she was nowhere to be found....smh

[@usakiwi1986]

OMG of course she wouldn't tell her Dr she was anxious and or had depression IN FRONT OF HER HUSBAND! imo

[@Angelsdemons679]

So basically he was so frustrated with her that he wanted to hurt himself but not her... She drove him to that point of frustration.

[@newyork8415]

I agree with you about family court.

[@yvettedurbangirlsa]

I believe her. I was married to a Man like this. Extremely jealous and extremely controlling. I was petrified of my Husband. He was a lot older than I was. He was extremely violent with his first Wife and broke her jaw. He once kicked me several times in the lounge because i refused to come to bed. I suffered from extreme PTSD. Our Friends didn't know that this side of him. This is a very difficult case to prove.

[@andreagarrison2109]

Although I've (thankfully) never been through a custody battle, I'd imagine that they can, often times, get extremely heated. I know as a mom, nothing is more precious to me than my sons. I'm just hearing about this case here, watching this, so I don't know the details, accusations and if the accusations are true. It seems like this mom became so consumed and bent on having her child, that she did something irreversible, but moreso, something that will stay with, stigmatize and have long lasting effects on the person that she's clearly the most focused on - her child. IF this woman gets convicted, her child will be left wifh neither parent. To me, that's the most heartbreaking aspect of this situation.

[@kaylavarela7215]

True. It’s easy for people to say there was an easier option because there was and they weren’t the ones in this situation. She was clearly terrified of losing her children but if her accusations are proven false she not only has lost her child but her freedom/life.

[@bbe3034]

Ashley murdered him. And they married 2 weeks after they met. He was 58, she was 32. She only married him for his money, because he financed her dream of owning a ballet school. He even reversed his vasectomy so they could have a baby together.

[@andreagarrison2109]

@@kaylavarela7215 exactly. It's a fine line and no doubt a very intricate one that (in my opinion) only 2 people would know all the details of as well as the absolute truth about. Not just how everything went down in the minutes leading up to the husband's death, but also everything over time that led up to that exact moment and 1 of those 2 people is now gone. I feel very sad for the child.

[@jmgood2870]

She deserves to be in prison. She's a narcissist and only had a child to gain monthly child support. Why was Ashley engaged to another man while telling Doug they were moving to Bowie, Md for a fresh start but telling the psychotherapist that she was never getting back with him? Why was Ashley at a restaurant with Doug, her mother and child laughing and enjoying each others company a few days before she killed him? Why did Ashley have 3 loaded guns around her mothers home with a toddler. Why did they let Doug in their home if they "feared for their lives"? Sounds like a setup to gain child support to me! Hummmm???🤔

[@bbe3034]

@@jmgood2870 Exactly!! And I think she only married Doug for money because he financed her dream of opening the ballet studio!! Evil gold digger! And I make this comment as a woman. He even has his vasectomy reversed because she wanted a baby. She deserves prison! Now his older daughter, Eva, who I think is in her early 20’s lost her mom years ago to a heart problem and she’s lost her dad! 😢😢

[@user-ly4sq5uc5f]

My niece had high levels of lead in her system as an infant, and it wasn't clear where it came from.

[@jmgood2870]

Thank you Vinnie @courttv for giving us updates. Also, thanks to Tommie for giving these interviews

[@snicole042]

There’s been evidence of heavy metals contaminating prenatal vitamins. Ashley’s stories seem embellished imo, bottom line is he’s dead. Poor guy, RIP. Hope he gets justice. Especially for his daughters sake.

[@UnderstandingDarkness]

I’m so confused, she said he threw the gun but then he was gonna shoot his brains out…huh? What did I miss?

[@jmgood2870]

Lies by Ashley

[@UnderstandingDarkness]

@@jmgood2870 I guess we should be grateful she’s so bad at it.

[@fernandaolivares7926]

He testified under oath he waved the gun around, shot the celing and threw the gun at her hitting the wall, I'm pretty sure that's what she said too. Also when asked if he though shooting a gun in the middle of a fight with with children uptairs seemed normal to him he said "well, she shouldn't have frustrated him, she just kept talking, she should have stopped talking"....so yeah the guy was a tool.

[@UnderstandingDarkness]

@@fernandaolivares7926 When did they interrogate him?

[@fernandaolivares7926]

@@UnderstandingDarkness he testified under oath at the custudy hearing, there are transcripts of the whole thing.

[@estherlev2472]

Punching a wall next to a woman and shooting the ceiling is not violence?!!!! It is violence! And it is aimed to put fear into another person.

[@jeffreypannier9412]

She is lying.

[@tjc30300]

Well maybe his cousin just didn't know him. There are some things I have done that my family would either be shocked I did and maybe wouldn't believe it. Sometimes I think it's just like that, there are times we are more vulnerable with others more than with fam. You don't always know your relatives. But I guess it's good he kept saying ' the person he knew' - so he acknowledged that based on the person he believed he knew. I'm leaning towards they both had issues. Huge age gap - and with all due respect we see that at times when that's the case it may be that a woman marries an older man for money, stability, or social status. And as for men usually these are attractive women who basically are trophies. I think it's possible he may have been verbally abusive. Maybe even mentally. I have not yet seen or heard enough to convince me of physical abuse. I think he didn't like the thought of loosing her so it is possible he may have been desperate enough to talk sucide in a n attempt to keep them together. And I think she may be exaggerating here and there. All in all it's sad a life was lost. Hope the families both get some answers when the trail comes

[@jmgood2870]

Lets not loose site of the fact that Ashley failed her pysch evaluations, and Doug was cleared, which would make her loose custody which she needed for monthly child support. You see Ashley and mother are broke and living in a rental shack with the child.

[@trialgoddess]

She took some dried potpourri or tea to the Sheriff's Office and demanded that the hazmat team test it for poison. The law enforcement officers humored her and found NOTHING toxic. Drama, drama, drama.

[@grandmasadvice3012]

I hope she going to have a hard time , teaching her cell mate to pirouette .

[@jmgood2870]

I want to see her mugshot and photo after being in prison after 6 months. I bet she looks haggard like Lori Vallow😅

[@carrow1057]

Women, you need to more to protect yourselves and obtain evidence of abuse, especially if you live in Florida, or more generally America.

[@UrsulaPowers]

Correction, Darren Mack of Reno stabbed his wife to death then went to the courthouse area and started shooting at the courthouse to try and kill the family court judge and then he went on the run like OJ. In the murder, she was on the floor, trying to crawl away and he tried stabbing her to the floor. Now their kid is claiming it was self defense. LOL! He was twice her size or more!

[@TheRight-handedStranger]

Let me ask all those who think this poor woman killed her husband in self defense. If he such a bad guy why didn’t she leave him before she got pregnant? Do you think if she would have gotten full custody would she ask him to try again and move together to Maryland?

[@Lifewithpersians]

She is not only claiming that she killed him in self defense but that he killed others. Doesn’t seem believable and is there any proof of her claims?

[@lovepet4565]

None The family court judge 👩‍⚖️ ruled that there was not a scintilla of evidence

[@Lifewithpersians]

@@lovepet4565 thank you

[@lovepet4565]

@@Lifewithpersians shes a gold digger And now killer Alot like Amber Heard

[@WarriorWomanWaWo]

I agree with Vinnie... it's the Family Law Court where we hear about Father's standing on the steps of the Family Law Court ready to shoot either their ex wife who got full custody of their kids, or the lawyers who helped it happen. Highly emotive which makes it so dangerous AFTER the verdict

[@FernVert]

Haven't watched everything but straight off the bat, it's very rare for men to use poison to off their partner, so that immediately makes me think she's making sh*t up.

[@mikevic9366]

He was angry, scared me. Yelling and screaming at me .. That's all women need to say. Men are getting destroyed in this world.

[@pascalswager9100]

Very friggin true! There's no damn way this Sheila can get away with this, it's cold blooded murder! She got rid of an obstacle. Exactly like that Shanna woman did, but this gun loving woman did it herself and thinks she can batter the eyelids and get away with it. Fkn hope the US justice system works on this one or I'll be ropeable 😡

[@kathismith7441]

This was on dateline show. It tells you what happened and shows the evidence.

[@ClaudiaGutierrez-um7ub]

She can say whatever she wants.. the problem here is, she looks evil, what is she or her defense going to do about that ?

[@jmgood2870]

She's the DEVIL reincarnated!

[@ellkmlmhmd]

A person who calls himself a good killer gets mad about not having a kissing emojie.LOOOOOLZ

[@princessmorningstar7666]

Wow my ex said and did the same thing to me. He was in the military, told me he was going to kill himself and put the gun to his head, and that I was going to have to watch. He would drive erratically and extremely fast while I was a passenger. He told me that he knew how to kill people. He told me many things that made me fear him. Some similarities here. Sounds like he had PTSD. . . That diagnosis doesn’t make it right though. She sounds like she’s being honest, but I don’t think it warrants killing him. I believe these events happened to her, but I am not entirely sure she’s innocent in motive. When we’re in toxic relationships, we keep it a secret, and we do not tell people what’s really going on but that does not mean this did not happen to her. You need to put your focus on the facts, what the facts really show happened or not happened. All this talk in regard to not hearing about it… Believe me these people if they want to hide a bad side, they will hide a bad side, and they get their spouse to feel as though they need to hide it for them as well.

[@jmgood2870]

Ashleys a narcissistic liar

[@fernandaolivares7926]

I totally agree...most people commenting have totally glossed over his testimony under oath admitting to a lot of what she is saying, plus the ex wife's letter which shows this was a violent man. People need to pay attention before they start calling someone a liar. So far I have no reason to believe she is lying about what happened in that marriage.

[@MyMomo17]

Old pipes leak heavy metals into your water.

[@lulugoulart5014]

The behavior that she described is very typical of a narcissist that never do or say things in front of others.

[@TheRight-handedStranger]

She could describe her friend’s husband for we can know. So tell me if she was so afraid of him why she told him she wants to try again BUT I’m some other state? She knew how to manipulate him and that’s why she can speak with confidence she is manipulated person.

[@justinbingham6898]

This woman can say anything because the dead guy can’t defend himself. She’s lying.

[@TheRight-handedStranger]

When she failed to get full custody then she used his love to her to lure him to his death. If you are afraid of your husband you don’t want to go back to live with him in Maryland or any other state.

[@gretamoffat8666]

He was old enough to be her dad I thought Charlie Chaplin days were over.😊

[@robbymonaco3738]

No one knows anyone well enough to say what they would or wouldn't do

[@CraiiZeD]

It feels at least partially true. He probably did have anger issues and acted out on them. The question is was it self defense or a crime of passion?

[@fernandaolivares7926]

I think it was a little of both. This was for sure a toxic relationship. The question is if a man is shooting his gun around the house, knocking out the golden retriever and your lab tests come out with heavy metal poisoning when you have been feeling sick, is it a stretch to think you could be next?

[@jmgood2870]

​@@fernandaolivares7926 Hi Ashley!👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@jmgood2870]

WHY did Ashley just happened to have 3 loaded guns around the home ??? Prosecutors are going for Premeditated murder.

[@lauralaladarling3775]

The evidence demonstrates Doug had serious anger and aggressive behaviour issues, however I don't believe she needed to shoot him twice or 3 time s. She shot him in the leg first; this would have sufficed to prevent any attack and gave her time to run from the house and call the police, however she had a lawyer present when the police arrived at the murder scene. She also, according to reports, had him invest large sums of money in her Ballet School venture along with other donors. He had to stop paying in more and more money to keep the business afloat until it failed. We shall see how her defence and trial, if not dismissed which her lawyers are asking for, progress for her. As

[@bluschke52]

She has a lot of time to think about a story. I don't know if she is guilty or not.

[@jt123090]

Unfortunately, he’s not here to speak for himself. And it’s just her word against his, what was said, when and about what so she’s in trouble.

[@chefartiebucco22]

Can the prosecutor request OCCULAR fluid AND HAIR samples to confirm (either way) if she were poisoned? There are traces in both. Poison present, she took in poison (if he gave it to her is another argument). None present, she was likely never poisoned.

[@Humanity1001]

So maybe she had guns in place because she feared for her life, not because she planned anything. Only 2 people know what goes on in a relationship. People always say “they would never do that” but nobody really knows

[@gabye.]

My father was a very charming men to everyone OUTSIDE our nuclear family. Meanwhile, he hit my sister many times, he hit me with a full fist in my stomach (I was defending my little sister when my dad was looking for a fight ,during her 1st communion party) and later in life , I was fighting my older sister 'cause she took something from me. He then enter my room and throw a DD battery at me, luckily it didn't stroke me in the eye, it when straight to my eyebrow bone. He also broke a broom into my older sister back. My mom step out of the room if something like that happened. After the abuse, my father apologized to me saying "I make him so mad ,he couldn't help himself" So yeah. nobody believed that he was an abuser. Nobody.

[@barbsyorkies]

Guns are dangerous 😳 ☠️ 😬 😅 😐 😕 😳 ...

[@jmgood2870]

​@@gabye.Planning your escape before trial Ashley?

[@lisamcclendon2720]

She was found to have lied in multiple allegations. All unfounded and has been admonished by multiple judges for false allegations. She tried everything to make claims in order to keep her daughter and move away and when that didn't work, she had to take matters into her own hands, as she told one investigator who was ordered to evaluate the parents with the child. Every single investigation was found to be not credible and no evidence or proof to support her claims.

[@wekapeka3493]

The silly bint murdered him by shooting him in the back and is now grasping at straws trying to claim justification because she "was scared".

[@jessicabreen2961]

She wanted her ballet company financed IMO which is why she married him so quickly! The fact that he supposedly tried to kill her when pregnant but then was fighting to have the relationship with his new daughter!! That just seems like an oxymoron!

[@zanpsimer7685]

Truthfulness and deception indicators, while possible to read in some cases, are highly questionable on the whole. Otherwise we’d have body language and voice analysis experts testifying, which we don’t. Ever. Also, DV victims and perpetrators are manipulated and manipulate others so well, I doubt either one would exhibit baselines anyone could ascertain enough to begin with.

[@judyskinner254]

I think she sounded pretty convincing.

[@jeannineterese1037]

Why is she standing so rigid?! 😂

[@jmgood2870]

Because she thinks she's some great ballet dancer when she's more like a pole dancer. That old lady bun does her no justice. In court for the hearing she has a wig on.