VERDICT: Black Swan Murder Trial | FL v Ashley Benefield

#BREAKING: After more than 6 hours, a jury found #AshleyBenefield GUILTY of manslaughter with a deadly weapon in the fatal shooting of her husband, Doug Benefield. The former ballerina is facing up to 30 years in prison.
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#CourtTV Did the jury get it right? #BlackSwanMurderTrial

[@sylviaklassen-hj7yd]

GUILTY GUILTY That's all they can find her..!!! She should get life prole at all she planned the hole thing and thought she was smart enough to get away with it..

[@kimdebruno]

No

[@RescuedStitches]

No. So sad

[@lizzierose007]

They sure did....

[@ruthjarvis1933]

I predicted she would be found guilty of Manslaughter - I agree with the Jury

[@alexkess8506]

She ensured that Eva lost both of her parents, and now Ashley’s child lost both of her parents.

[@reddeadjuju]

Better off without Ashley 👍

[@annettedantzler1200]

She is purely selfish

[@milandubovsky2566]

Thank you Judge.quilty ❤❤❤❤

[@milandubovsky2566]

Happy for the young lady Eva,that this monster is locked away. Hope tha Eva will get that support from the loving family to move on with her life❤❤❤❤

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@Kell-ic7yn]

What a terrible thing to lie about when there's thousands of women who truly are abused.

[@maggie9312]

U absolutely right But no body said anything about no even man wants to talk about it

[@lisamarie5223]

I was one of them, and I agree.HE NEVER LAID A HAND ON HER.

[@cheetoesgal5229]

@Kell-ic: Thank you for pointing that out!! Evil Ashley does DV victims a severe injustice by pulling the "little boy who cried wolf" act. Disgusting!

[@dannigro8794]

Including her

[@yusuhafu]

How do you know she wasn’t abused? Also if she is lying , why would anyone take a murderer’s lies as proof that women lie about being abused? If someone is capable of cold murder, they are also capable of fabricating abuse stories , no?

[@TXtoTN]

I think manslaughter was too mild of a conviction but at least she’s not walking free

[@Krimpers]

Verdict is right GUILTY

[@snobbybeauty2210]

Very great judge. He handled this case exactly the way it should’ve been.

[@painparty7937]

He was annoying

[@EvelynSantos2222]

Best Judge ever

[@StephanieFlower-d9j]

He was very professional and respectable....

[@LinaGenX]

Agree, even though I'm dissapointed with the verdict

[@nettiea9384]

Abs… bond boost not appropriate!

[@itsthatsvee]

Jury got it absolutely right! As a DV survivor myself, i did not believe Ashley at all and i definitely tried. The biggest guilty flag for me was, inviting Doug over. I never wanted anything from my abuser, even their applogy. Guilty!

[@sunnykwak4384]

100%! Sorry to hear you've been through that. For me, it was also telling how she continuously badgered Doug about Eva not 'obeying' her - What victims of DV actively bring up issues that trigger their partner's anger?!

[@lisamarie5223]

I dont think they got it right. I think she planned the murder and cried DV even though he has never touched her. Why did she have loaded gun everywhere?

[@julieandersonpeek4024]

@@itsthatsvee I have to agree with you and tbh, the moment I heard that she wanted to come on his first visit with their child playing all nicey-nice that she had a plan. She had a plan ever since the family court judged ruled in his favor. From that point on she was seething inside with contempt for him and that judge. No one can convince me otherwise

[@janshe3597]

@@julieandersonpeek4024💯

[@Bondgirl73]

Justice for Doug and his family!!! Good riddance, Ashleigh. The jury got this right 100%

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@MajkenTrosborg]

@@rachaellynn4147 Wauw are you her family ?

[@mooniepeters8426]

@rachaellynn4147 Keep quiet Karen. You're all over this thread with your garbage. The only abuser is you.

[@missmerbella]

She shot at him 4 times. She doesn’t remember shooting him but remembers him continuing to lunge at her even though the pathway of the bullets proves otherwise. She intended to kill him.

[@deew7014]

Shades of Betty Broderick from way back , Betty didn’t remember the shooting either smh

[@StephanieFlower-d9j]

@@missmerbella Her testimony was laughable... Her lawyer made a mistake letting her testify but I guess he didn't have much of a choice since she needed to explain what happened. That sealed her fate as Guilty. Actually prosection should have charged her with premeditated Murder.

[@AJLinthe5D]

That "lunged at me" excuse is often times used by liars to justify hurting someone else.

[@tyreseforren6721]

​@@StephanieFlower-d9j the proved nothing I'm surprised it wasn't a NG verdict

[@DigUpHerBones85]

She is dressed like a grandmother to look more innocent

[@jonnieinbangkok]

And her mousy demeanor failed as well 🐁 🐭 😂

[@SilentWatcher-cl5sn]

🤣🤣

[@francescawilliams8177]

How old is she ? I thought she’s 29?

[@MsPopeye65]

And two sizes too big as well !! Just for good measure...😅....

[@island2112]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣facts

[@ML-kp2ib]

Jury got it right. and bond revoked

[@dawnb3194]

Not quite - she intended to kill him and get him out of her life : MURDER 💔

[@chrisgullett4332]

@@ML-kp2ib Bond was not revoked. Bond/bail is only for a period up till the conclusion of a trial. After the conclusion of the trial you can get post trial bond/bail. After trial the money or property goes back to the person that put put it up. If you skip out, there is a time limit placed on the money or property, and if they are not found within that time, you lose the money or property. Nonetheless, she stood trial, so the money or property they put up for bond/bail automatically goes back to the person that paid it. Nothing was revoked, they were just denied post conviction bond/bail. For understanding on bail and bond. Bail is paid by anyone that you know that can put it up and bond is paid by a bondsmen. You flee from bond and the bondsmen sends bounty hunters to find you. They both work the same, but binds are paid by bond companies or bondsmen. Just like bail they will lose their money if you go on the run. They also kinda own you,, and most people do not realize they have the same rights if they pay your bail. You can cancel at anytime and turn them back in at the jail and get your bail money back. Also not all states allow binds, or bounty hunters.

[@soniatorres5227]

@@dawnb3194I believe it was murder too and she set him up to go help with the moving . She planned it

[@dawnb3194]

@@soniatorres5227 it was so clear - I’m puzzled about how the jury came to a Manslaughter verdict : so they in effect ruled that she decided to just injury him with her gun but it unintentionally killed him hence she unintentionally got her desired outcome 🤯😬

[@5GreenAcres]

No jury got it wrong. It should have been 2nd degree murder. She planned this. Guns strategically placed. She had no intentions of having Doug be in their daughters life.

[@mortalclown3812]

Fwiw, as an actual DV survivor, I have followed this case closely. I believe that the jury got it right. And I want to say this for anyone in that situation - when DV is truly happening. Thanks in advance for your forbearance in reading this... I owe my life to a cop. I was in the ER getting stitches on top of my head from where my husband had hit me with a ceramic lamp. (I also had bruises of all colors from head to toe. It's as if I saw them for the first time thru the doctor's, nurses' and that cop's eyes.) That officer told me what he'd seen in 15+ years of law enforcement and said that if I didn't leave, then my family would end up identifying my body. As crazy as it seems, somehow, through the pain, alcoholism and three years of denial about the level of violence I faced almost daily, I STILL thought I could change things and stayed. Two months later, my husband shot at me with a .22 rifle: I heard the bullet whiz past my left ear. I left and phoned the number that LEO had given me. But my husband's next wife was not as fortunate. She was found beaten into a vegetative state. She regained consciousness two years later and then died the next year without being able to recognize her own sons. And he was never convicted for her death. His young sons' lives were shattered. Hoping that the jury sends a message to those who think they can manufacture DV as an excuse to *ill people. Fgs, if this is happening to you - leave! And this goes for women and men. There are ways to protect yourself against violence. Lastly, I did find and thank that cop after I got sober and was working in a career I had only dreamed of. No one has to go thru it alone. Take care, friends.

[@SuZQT1963]

why was he not convicted in her death? Was he even arrested and charged?

[@Truth17John17]

Why are there so many comments claiming "Justice was served"? Justice is not served when a first degree murderer walks away with a manslaughter charge. Doug Benefield apologized for every wrong move he made, while Ashley made many more wrong moves and has no regret, no remorse, takes no responsibility. This makes her a thousand times more dangerous. She deserves life in prison.

[@StephanieFlower-d9j]

She's mental. Bipolar. Manic depressive. That's Why she Fabricated all the outrageous stories about Doug.... Anything that came out of her mouth was a lie. That is why the Stand your Ground judge dismissed her case.

[@bigmotoxer]

Because she's a covert narcissist. The most deadly kind of narcissist. You'll never see it coming and most always are female.

[@dwho432]

Not often men get killed by their spouse. Lots of women do, so let it be . She's in jail for along time.

[@Heybrotruthhurts]

Just noticed the jury were all women except for 1 guy.

[@bigmotoxer]

@@dwho432 be easy on this female murderer because there's more female deaths @ the hands of males than there are male deaths @the hands of females so let it be? That doesn't earn her an EZ pass. She shouldn't get a discount on prison sentence. Sounds like you're saying he deserved it and if you had it your way she would serve no time, simply because 'other unrelated' men have harmed 'other unrelated' women. Get some help.

[@karencollins2661]

No tears and performance by Ashley Gave me a guilty verdict

[@reneearnett8761]

Also.., same can be said about Eva’s ACTING on social media and stomping out of the court room TWICE like she’s two 😅😅😅

[@nettiea9384]

Yup! Whimpers!

[@chelseaalexander7397]

@@reneearnett8761maybe because it was hard to hear everything about her dad’s murder, ya think? And she is only 23 I think. So cut it out 🤡

[@victorialoblaw5133]

​@@reneearnett8761 so during all of this trial, you decide what you're gonna do is bad mouth an innocent young woman who's lost both parents. What is wrong with you?

[@kathleencoplan2286]

She is so phony and cold deserves oscar

[@rfss1715]

I have no doubt she is guilty. The jury got it right!

[@chrisgullett4332]

What part did they get right? Was it the part where they ruled she did not intend to kill him? The statute is very clear in the jury instructions, and clearly stated that a guilty verdict could only be reached for manslaughter, if they found that she did not intend to kill him. So was that the part they got right?

[@manda.watching.YouTube]

@@chrisgullett4332exactly what I was thinking.

[@chrisgullett4332]

@@manda.watching.KZbin Kinda makes me think the jury did not understand that using a gun did not mean she was guilty. Makes me think they thought she defended herself, but because she defended herself with a gun it meant she was guilty. Makes me think they misunderstood the jury instructions. I have a feeing they thought she defended herself, but that because she used a gun, she committed a crime. I predict that if jurors do interviews they will say just that. They will say they believed she was defending herself, but because she had a gun she somehow committed a crime. This case screams overturn on appeal, based on confusing jury instructions. The one guy in this video thought the same as me, that the jury must have wrongly thought that her using a gun to defend herself, must have somehow been a crime. The way the instructions were written it did make it seem like using a gun for defense is a crime even if you lawfully defended yourself.

[@manda.watching.YouTube]

@@chrisgullett4332 yeah, the guy right at the end of the video? I don’t know, you might be giving them too much credit. After watching so many of these trials, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they did think she was guilty but just gave her a lesser charge because they felt bad or because of her daughter. I’d never ever trust a jury with my life.

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@propertypod4903]

She literally got away with murder. Manslaughter is bs.

[@mortalclown3812]

Hoping that the sentence reflects the severity of her crime and that the princess factor isn't at play.

[@5GreenAcres]

100% agree. Should have been 2nd degree. In fact, I also think that there was a solid case for 1st degree. She strategically placed those two guns in two different area's of that bedroom knowing she was going to do something to provoke him then run in there. She probably told him she had no intentions of reconciling and she ran after that to the bedroom. He followed to question her and he was met with a gun.

[@shakkay.3899]

1st degree murder

[@rhodacruz201]

They got it right! She never feared him! She was the abuser and guess who's dead! Thanks to this jury!

[@jill2066]

@rhodacruz201; SHOULD have been 2nd degree though! I don’t think she was ever in fear for her life. She orchestrated their entire relationship. Within their house (they only lived together for 3mos total!) and within multiple court systems. When it didn’t go how she wanted, she “took matters into my own hands “ = premeditated.

[@5GreenAcres]

Should have been 2nd degree murder. I think jury got it wrong.

[@beckydavis747]

I feel she made up the stories just to get the child she is evil

[@Celtics2025]

@@jill2066should have been 1st degree she lured him over to murder him in cold blood

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@karencollins2661]

Thank God bond revoked

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@michelberandi8870]

Not placing him as the legal father of the child on the birth certificate is a crime in itself. I suffered the same fate to an ex girlfriend and was deprived of having a life with him, even after court ordered dna test that gave me my father’s right. That alone should take Ashley to jail….unflinchingly unforgivable

[@reddeadjuju]

1000% well said

[@Bunnybella765]

Parent alienation is real. I don’t think some thought that someone would unalive for this reason.

[@keeks993]

I felt for Doug when I learnt this fact

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@keeks993]

@@rachaellynn4147 there is no evidence of physical abuse by Doug, zero!!!

[@aflet39]

Ashley walking out the courtroom, her face is COLD & HARSH!!! That’s the REAL Ashley!

[@Metonymy1979]

Yeah, because you'd look all happy and calm...

[@TXCAMSS1]

@@Metonymy1979face of a guilty woman!!! 💯

[@Metonymy1979]

@@TXCAMSS1 Yeah, she did other women a favor

[@user-sc7gb2yt9j]

Because she is pissed! She got caught - - BOOHOO

[@claudiakenworthy6050]

absolutely. She was more worried about whatever she was writing

[@TiaDashDecipher]

Thoughts and prayers for Eva. ❤

[@Victoria_USA_]

Doug has 2 daughters. Eva and Emerson.

[@lesleyhughes3174]

And?​@@Victoria_USA_

[@nastybigJim]

@@Victoria_USA_idk why she named a girl Emerson, it’s like naming your daughter Draymond Green.

[@TiaDashDecipher]

@@Victoria_USA_ I am very aware. I was watching Eva as she was present in the court and crying. Thanks for taking time to correct me. 🙄

[@rachaellynn4147]

Eve was part of the problem; she refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing by her father, calling him innocent. He kicked his ex-wife so hard that she lost consciousness, because he couldn’t get it up, he knocked out the dog by punching him, threw the cat, stalked Ashley, hit Ashley, terrorized her by shooting his gun off … he abused women and animals. That’s the kind of father she had. Eve went on tik tok disparaging Ashley believing her father…. Her half sister will see this someday… she will grow up to hate Eve and Doug.

[@josimpson7999]

She was absolutely guilty - glad the jury didn’t buy her victim acting. So much for not wanting to lose her child! Justice for Doug, Eva and his family. Hope they find some peace now this is over 🙏🇬🇧

[@tyreseforren6721]

Doug violated the injunction

[@naomideleon8363]

💯

[@josimpson7999]

@@tyreseforren6721 For crying out loud! Is that all you’ve taken from all this? She discharged 4 bullets at him! Eva has now lost both parents - as has THEIR daughter, and all because of her.

[@TheKak933]

Agree

[@tyreseforren6721]

@@TheKak933 I disagree Doug was stalking her

[@mycat1064]

After the verdict reading and her reaction, I am convinced guilty verdict was correct. She never even looked round at her family as she was laid away. Cold blooded.

[@sunnykwak4384]

She's a disgrace to real victims of DV out there, taking a page right out of AH's book to mask her true narcissistic actions

[@rachaellynn4147]

@rachaellynn4147 0 seconds ago She defended herself against a man who kicked his first wife so hard he left her unconscious because he couldn’t get it up, he punched his dog and knocked him out, he stalked Ashley, gps her car, shot off guns to terrorize her, hit her in the head, etc. WHAT A EVIL MAN. I worked in women’s Battered shelters for years…. Doug certainly was a perpetrator, and I don’t think you would want your sister or mom to date him. Ashley had every right to manipulate him in order to keep him safe. Eve is very immature, and I’m sure Emerson will grow up hating her as Doug. I have worked with real victims… Doug is not a victim!

[@redgree1645]

💯👍

[@naomideleon8363]

I kissed 💋 my screen to the judge 👨‍⚖️ when he DENIED BOND !! 😂🎉🎉

[@ozama630]

Guilty of Manslaughter but Ashley has gotten away with murder. Hope they give he the max sentence

[@danahsutton101]

She had no right to shoot Doug.

[@mvpfocus]

​@@UberFoX But you can't invite someone over to play that game.

[@patty-cf7jj]

I gave up at 10 o’clock last night and went to bed. I thought she was guilty all along so to wake up to this makes my day.

[@gingerwoo5589]

Mine too...jury got it right!

[@tobydean7097]

Same here!!!! I’m sick of people getting away with crimes?!!!! 😅

[@bethrose2576]

She should get no special privileges & go directly to jail & now!!

[@hu_b]

Exactly. Same for trump no special privileges directly to jail.

[@SolitaryCLeste-ez8nt]

& Do Not Pass Go! & Do Not Collect $200! 🎲

[@Celtics2025]

@@hu_bsuffering from Trump derangement syndrome. Libtard

[@annettedantzler1200]

Considering they came back so shortly after the judge sent them back, tells me they were deciding between levels of guilt.

[@gloriaramirez3721]

If I had any doubt before after seeing her reaction and how she walked off cold and emotionless. Showing her true self. Theres no more doubt in my mind shes guilty and her crying was just an act. Glad the jury saw through that.

[@misslindsayyy9870]

Remember, she has had 4+ years to process this. Emotion is very different at that point especially after your attorney coaches you and makes you rehearse a million times. I wish they did not do that because it makes it impossible to get a clear read on someone. I personally do believe this was a dysfunctional relationship and at times she was fearful. Maybe not for her life but everyone has a breaking point. Including Doug. Her hands are not clean either. I believe she was being manipulative and using the system in the custody battle and that caused both of them to break. I just feel for both of the families and especially the kids. Nobody is a winner here. Be careful who you procreate with. They might not be a bad person but they might not be right for you and can become very toxic really quick. Unfortunately too many people cannot just be adults and do what is right for their kids and let the animosity go.

[@Foxsuper1]

if sgectruly was histrionic personality type she would be hysterical now..... not giving evidence safely in court I know that much. I think these types are not types but all selfish people.

[@KryaDiere]

@@misslindsayyy9870 My dad died 13 years ago and even now when I relive the moments I find myself starting to tear. Heck, my cat died 5 years ago from old age and sometimes I remember finding his lifeless body and I start to tear up. If she was really in fear on that day she'd be emotional to some degree. She was totally blank and couldn't get me to empathize with her statement at all.

[@Pontiki1977]

Her minimal chances of getting a hung jury were destroyed by herself, when she pretended to cry hysterically with a dry face that never turned red. Her inner hope was that some women among the jury, would focus on the anger issues of Doug. But women are not fools. There is good reason every single culture around the world chooses women to raise both girls and boys. We trust their instinct.

[@swiater1]

She actually was very upset, her nose was running and she was heaving. The verdict was just, she ruined her life and now her child is without her mom and dad, no winners here..

[@bdlimea7018]

​@@swiater1 Her nose was running before the big act she put on. She almost sounded like she had a cold. I saw no tears during the hysterical sobbing either.

[@misslindsayyy9870]

I agree with you partially. I know attorneys and they couch their clients to do certain things. I actually believe majority of what she said. It is clearly a severely dysfunctional relationship on both ends. Neither of their hands are clean. But many of us unfortunately know what it’s like to have a man double your size screaming at you and coming towards you. Had her attorney not coached her to “show emotion” and she just told the story organically, I believe it would be a different outcome. This happened 4+ years ago so she has had all of that time to process. She’s gone through it verbally hundreds of times to prep for trial. Had she not had all of the time and preparation, it would have been more real. Just my opinion. I feel for both families and especially the children. Unfortunately, nobody wins in these situations.

[@AllHailKingRose]

You know, I’ve found that it’s hard for a woman to manipulate another woman, and it’s actually easier to manipulate a man with tears because it makes them uncomfortable, but a woman will see through it. That’s just my personal experience, others may have a differentexperience, but that’s my take on it. So trying to appeal to the women in the jury was a big mistake on her end, in my opinion.

[@Anna-cx4tg]

@@misslindsayyy9870 I'm not sure she was coached to be this dramatic. More likely she has histrionic features like Amber Heard and couldn't help herself. Remember Amber's performance on the stand? It was embarrassing

[@claudiakenworthy6050]

Dude Asley, who blinks like that???? Creepy. And finally showed her true colors, how cold was that reaction???? just wow

[@reddeadjuju]

Said the same exact thing the real Ashley showed glad someone else noticed can't wait for the sentencing.

[@AJLinthe5D]

I can't wait to see how long she's going to be locked up for. She knows she's guilty and that's why she wasn't a mess when she heard the verdict.

[@NunYaBizNus1]

She knows the truth and that’s probably why she showed NO emotion!! No tears!! That’s crazy!! If I didn’t do it and was found guilty I would have sobbed!!

[@tobydean7097]

Same?!!!! 😢😢😢

[@dannigro8794]

But if she showed tears, then people would perceive it as her feeling bad for herself so any thing that she feels as a Catch-22 when she was found guilty

[@karinaurena7168]

😶‍🌫️

[@Celtics2025]

When she was fake crying under cross examination she didn’t have one tear rolling down her cheek she is awful

[@NunYaBizNus1]

@@dannigro8794 there’s a difference! She showed absolutely no remorse! No innocent person could sit there without even having tears in there eyes!!

[@MrWeepies]

Manslaughter? She shot him four times.

[@laurengoulding5458]

Yeah that's the only frustrating part

[@missmerbella]

Agreed. This is a miscarriage of justice.

[@UnknownWarriorZz]

What a POS…she knows she got away with murder…emotionless. I’ve never seen an innocent person act like that. We’ve seen innocent people found guilty, they show TONS of emotion. She cried and shook on the stand but now shows no emotion?

[@reddeadjuju]

Yea the final act....the real Ashley.

[@MickyH-sb8pd]

The jury got it right

[@karenaltschwager5929]

I cannot stand false dv allegations. Justice served on a platter.

[@mortalclown3812]

That's how I feel. Those of us who have survived real DV see enough violence go unpunished for any number of reasons: it's too important an issue to be used falsely. (And that band of supporters in Free the Ballerina couture was a bit much.) Paz y luz

[@Celtics2025]

@@mortalclown3812people lie. Women are people. Most humans are selfish and self serving.

[@karencollins2661]

Eva's world crashed thanks to Ashley.

[@Anna-cx4tg]

I think it first crashed when her father, who had promised not to marry again, informed her a few months after her mothers death he just got married to a 24 year old woman he'd known for 2 weeks.

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

@@Anna-cx4tglol her dads death was much worse u psycho

[@orianjuarez3074]

I watched a Tiktok statement of Eva Benefield prior to the trial. She's very mature for her age of 23 years. She's thriving, supporting herself & has a lovely apartment. For having so much loss. She's a resilient, strong woman.❤️🙏🏽

[@kimp519]

I wish the little girl can be raised by her sister is they can stay close ..

[@waynefoote3781]

@@kimp519 I also thought of that! YES! I really wish that Eva can take care of her! Only if the little daughter wants to though. Her grandma will probably take care of her..Ashleys Mom.

[@jblanco6306]

Not a single tear, no emotions, not one bit remorseful.

[@RescuedStitches]

@@jblanco6306 giving her the benefit of the doubt you have no idea how you would act in that situation until you actually go through that situation. And if she does have PTSD from the abuse, I would imagine somebody throwing a gun around a room at me and knocking my dog unconscious would be enough to cause trauma. We do what we do to cope. We don’t do what we do to appease others feelings, and opinions.

[@lauriefaber6627]

yet... were she to have shed a tear at the moment the verdict was read, would you not be condemning her for 'only crying for herself' and for her sentence? would you not, then, be using her countenance as both a shield and a sword?

[@elizalam5253]

@@RescuedStitches Are you STUPID????? She is GREEDY. She disregarded the importance of a father in Emerson’s life. She wanted that girl to herself. Doug was NEVER abusive towards Ashley. He never even abused his late wife. I feel horrible for Doug and his two daughters. Just because Ashley is a woman doesn’t mean she was abused.

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

@@RescuedStitchesshe’s a convicted murderer 😊😊😊😊 minimum 11.5 years u can see her when she gets out hunny cry for her.

[@29rbs]

You can't read her mind and you weren't there. People complain just as much if not more if the defendant cries or looks upset. Manslaughter is not murder. She was obviously abused.

[@hersheyssmith2104]

Manslaughter for deliberately killing her husband is not justice. I won’t be shocked if she would only get 15 years and would be out in 5-7 years on good behaviour.

[@lovetohuntlovetohunt6241]

I think this judge will throw the max at her! His distaste of her & her atty's really showed🤔

[@loveforeignaccents]

She faces up to 30 years, and she has to serve 85 percent of her sentence regardless, so even if she only got 15 years, she would have to serve nearly 13 years.

[@jaej1120]

​@@lovetohuntlovetohunt6241especially her attorney.

[@LaMe202]

NOPE. SHE WILL GET 30 YRS..PRAYERFULLY ❤

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

@@lovetohuntlovetohunt6241I think he was very fair

[@lisarogers7415]

This was her final attempt to “keep” her daughter, pathetic. Children are not possessions. Did he make bad choices, yes! Her actions were calculating and warranted a guilty verdict! The jury got it right!

[@clairemckinstray5175]

So glad the judge didn’t give pre-sentencing bail, That poor girl Eva my heart breaks for her, and the innocent child Ashley brought into this world

[@LaMe202]

I PRAY Ashley get 30 yrs..Ashley Hates Eva and cared less of killing her father..Now Ashley placed that KARMA ON HER CHILD..how sad..I PRAY ASHLEY IS SENTENCED TO THE MAX 30 YEARS❤

[@stephaniespc]

She probably did it in part to hurt her specifically.. she was evil to her since she was a teenager..

[@araucariapasquale1]

This one is real cold. A narcissist's narcissist. She got off lightly IMO.

[@waynefoote3781]

Minimum 11 years though....That ain't no cakewalk after being free all of this time.

[@Aboma2012]

@@waynefoote3781 heck it should be 25 to 30 years.

[@waynefoote3781]

@@Aboma2012 YES! it still might be at sentencing. it IS 11 years minimum and the judge will probably factor her poor young daughter in that she tried to use as a Prop outside the courthouse to further insult Doug's memory. She will probably not get the maximum because of her poor daughter living without her mom for 11 years. But i agree with you she should get 30 which is 15!

[@waynefoote3781]

@@Aboma2012 YES! it still might be at sentencing. it IS 11 years minimum and the judge will probably factor her poor young daughter in that she tried to use as a Prop outside the courthouse to further insult Doug's memory. She will probably not get the maximum because of her poor daughter living without her mom for 11 years. But i agree with you she should get 30 which is 15!

[@saralyinn0519]

@@waynefoote3781 Yes, the daughter will be her saving grace.

[@NaturebyGus]

A clear dysfunctional couple, an abusive husband (kicking the dog? firing a gun to the ceiling? with texts messages from him proving it) and a crazy manipulative wife that ended up in tragedy. I think it was a fair trial and verdict but I feel bad for the kids.

[@Graciela.Feb28th]

100% ❤

[@nickychargreaves1111]

He never kicked the dog, that was proven.

[@maryice6934]

@nickychargreaves1111 you are right, it was proven he punched the dog so hard it knocked it out. What a man, no a pos.

[@mvpfocus]

@maryice6934 Whether someone is a "pos" or not doesn't justify murdering them, either.

[@stephaniespc]

they've shown he never hurt an animal and she admitted that he never laid a hand on her. .. she just hated her daughter so much that he felt the daughters didn't deserve a daddy

[@Izzy-dl9nw]

No tears from Ashley - soooo guilty - she knew it was coming - any swans out there learn from this

[@taraqueen58]

Ì think it was murder not manslaughter. I hope her sentence is the maximum.

[@TheRange7]

+1

[@5GreenAcres]

Agree 100%. I think the prosecutors under charged in this. If they would have had all three charges 1st, 2nd or manslaughter I think there would have been a 2nd degree verdict.

[@whiteroses47]

Miss slick chick was found guilty. Well done, prosecution and jury!

[@HiroshimaMS]

Lady, you don't claim domestic abuse when you're not living with the alleged abuser and especially when you call the alleged abuser to your home to help pack stuff!

[@TheRange7]

+1

[@mwingopoe7]

EXACTLY!!

[@SolitaryCLeste-ez8nt]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯💯💯 Exactly what I'd been saying to the TV All week!! 🤣 It's like she was soooo guided by hate, that it made her blind to some key details that would work against her & hurt her defense. Even with her being the 1st person ever to demand he be arrested in front of the judge, etc, and dropping F bombs & threats & manipulations that they're gonna get her baby killed etc. Did she really think something as juicy as that was not gonna come back and take a huge bite out of her arse! 😁

[@SolitaryCLeste-ez8nt]

Oh, except for the "lady" part. I called her a different word or two & I used sign language, too 😬

[@naomideleon8363]

💯

[@MaddSmith-s1d]

I don’t think she will do well in prison because she has lived a different life from a lot of people because her life had been planned out with prestige but now she is a murderer just like so many others in prison and I don’t think she is going to like the food or company of her new cell mates.

[@MsBenitaButrell]

It’s wild that she intentionally offed this man and only gets manslaughter. Yet we watched Karen and Michael Murray get crucified and convicted of M*Eder over negligence of their mother’s medical care which they had no control over.

[@karencollins2661]

Prosecutors and Jury did a great job. Love this Judge😊

[@DAmore143]

Florida did not deliver justice for Caylee Anthony !

[@reddeadjuju]

Or parkland victims smh

[@jill2066]

@DAmore143: I almost cried when I saw that verdict in the Anthony trial. SO many batsh*t verdicts can come from jury trials.

[@halfpound8oz]

Her lawyer did her in. The dude is as unlikeable as the defendent. What took them so long!

[@mvpfocus]

_Defendant._ But surely you meant _Defender._

[@bethrose2576]

This was 1st degree murder, period!! No justice imo

[@Aussietari]

Finally, Justice⚖️for Doug, Eva, &. their Family &. Friends.😌

[@ORGANIKNYC]

Ashley Benefield is a fusion of Amber Heard and Jodi Arias

[@karenaltschwager5929]

Oh don't forget a dab of Wendi Adelson too

[@markieffmorris9263]

And less attractive than all of them

[@saralyinn0519]

@@markieffmorris9263 And the dumbest of the three.

[@Aria22495]

Facts 💯 . Words fail me that there are people who lack any intelligence and fell for her terrible and laughable performance. Probably the same people that thought amber heard was telling the truth 🙄. I'm sorry but u have to be a complete idiot to believe a word Ashley said and her granny make-under for court....

[@ellievanderheide1926]

Similar vibes indeed

[@normahaynes9179]

Good verdict she was guilty as sin. So pitiful. Just imagine what her little girl will face at such a young age. The phrase entitled snob comes to mind.

[@helgafrahmann4201]

As ballett dancer she learn a lot of selfcontrol ! Overcoming against pain !

[@elainebines6803]

She's writing as a form of defiance. Rude to the court. Cost her staying in until sentencing

[@mortalclown3812]

I believe she's guilty. However, criticizing anyone at any level for picking up a pen is like something written by a person who took names in school.

[@myrastevens7098]

That's exactly what I thought. If she was truly an abused woman, she would have been broken. Instead, she starts working on plan B... right in front of the Judge. She was a class act.

[@Fifi_Is_My_Name-O]

She was probably writing a note to her Mom and child knowing she's about to go into custody. She points to the note and says something to her attorney just before she's led out... you're making something out of nothing.

[@jmgood2870]

​@@myrastevens7098She was definitely working on Plan B to move forward with getting her out of jail. I think she thought the court would allow home detention until sentencing so she could flee with Emerson.

[@preciosapark1848]

Yup 100% guilty.Where are her tears .

[@GMof8]

@@preciosapark1848 I don’t understand that argument. I never shed any tears. And I have been through almost all of what people don’t want to talk about. The “tears” argument is so shallow and reflective of who is making it.

[@inuchan74]

Tears have nothing to do with it, especially if she expected it

[@bdlimea7018]

​@@GMof8 My issue isn't that she's not crying after the verdict. What about when she's sobbing hysterically but not a tear to be seen? That's fake.

[@inuchan74]

​@@GMof8Exactly

[@GMof8]

@@bdlimea7018 maybe all her tears dried up. My prayers are for the family tonight. Also you should look up “dry crying” or the lack of producing water from tear ducts. If you look at AB’s face you will recognize the symptoms below her eyes.

[@davidng8870]

I think it’s the right verdict personally, given the standard of proof. It appears that they believed her, but even on her account, the force was unreasonable and excessive. Don’t think this is necessarily a compromise verdict or internally inconsistent as some of the experts are saying though I admit I’m not familiar with the stand your ground laws. Imo defence counsel was also alive to the fact that this verdict was likely, hence the reference to it in closing

[@John-kv7jo]

It was a compromised verdict seeing that the jury were deadlocked at one stage. Justice was sacrificed on the altar of compromise this time.

[@davecast3953]

She couldn't even shed a tear for herself! Truly cold blooded.

[@ABab-jf2jb]

So sad. She should have just ran outside the house to avoid being attacked, but she ran into her room to get the gun to shoot him. Nothing is worth risking your freedom.

[@GMof8]

Always have an escape plan. Teach that to our sons and daughters

[@HidNTrackz]

You still think she telling the truth at all?

[@GMof8]

@@HidNTrackz YES

[@lettiegrant9447]

She probably was never attacked.

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

He was shot in the back of the legs what was he doing ninja backflips 🥷?!

[@CaveWomen88]

I am not surprised by this verdict. I think the jury got it right. It’s sad all around.

[@John-kv7jo]

This was a compromised verdict. I think the jury just wanted to go home and those in favor of convicting her of 2nd degree murder compromised so the whole thing could be over.

[@deninehester7692]

You ever thought about she was protecting her daughter from Doug’s abuse? Doug punched a dog in the face with a closed fist and knocked the dog out…..are you okay with that?

[@laurengoulding5458]

You ever thought your making excuses for a pathological liar???🙄

[@justicejane2429]

Thank you Jury for your Service. Rest In Peace, Doug 🌼

[@bldr-es9vq]

She reacted like a guilty person, , NOT an innocent one.

[@banana_loaf1046]

@bldr-es9vq exactly! That’s because she’s a cold fish and is going straight to the bucket… no emotion. And to answer the dumb comment before mine…. lol an innocent person would have shown some type of emotion. She demonstrated her evil side, the side that Doug knew.

[@JEDI6060]

Agreed! Her story just didn't pass the smell test. The way she was on stand the crying with no tears. It was bad acting to say the least. Wasn't feeling a word of what she said. Didn't believe her at all.

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@darleneboyette253]

I bet if he was poor he would be divorced not dead🐍

[@GMof8]

He was BROKE

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

@@GMof8bc of her

[@GMof8]

@@MriahT-jt6uf NOPE check your facts. Nevertheless it was a toxic relationship. They both should have parted ways. She tried and he chased her down.

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

@@GMof8 ctfu I don’t care to this ho gone til 2036 at the least. Check that u wanna be bestie 😅😅😅😅🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@mandolyn]

​@@GMof8nope

[@Kay_Watermelon]

Glad the jury saw through that act.

[@Walkadayinmyshoes]

She had a horrible lawyer. I don't think he did her justice.

[@DavidStuber-s7k]

Thank you Vinnie..ive been watching you for years....youre the epitimy of the courts

[@rachaellynn4147]

He didn’t do his job in this one!!

[@lisal2018]

Justice has been served Eva. May you heal the best way possible.

[@dawnb3194]

She got off relatively light! I hope her sentence is as just as possible ⚖️💔

[@macelnavarro6312]

This woman undermines the true victims of domestic violence. Sad😔

[@reddeadjuju]

And the people who still think she's a victim smh

[@cheetoesgal5229]

💯

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman! Btw; I worked for women’s Battered shelters; you know nothing!

[@rachaellynn4147]

Doug was an abuser. He hit women! He kicked his former wife so hard thst she almost lost consciousness. He probably poisoned her ; no heart attack there! He punched his dog so hard he knocked him out. He shot a gun in the ceiling to terrorize Ashley. Why would anyone feel their baby would be safe around him????He stalked her, put a gos on her car, she told people way before the marriage was over that he abused her. He hit her in the head, and threatened to attack her thst night by his warrior stance. She had every right to manipulate him to keep her daughter safe! This was a bad guy! Eve is immature, and has people believing her garbage. This man was so abusive he knocked his first wife out. Give me a break… people are calling him a hero and innocent!!!! I wouldn’t want him dating my baby sister. Thank God he cannot hurt or abuse another woman!

[@nono-wo9ky]

Justice for Emerson she is the innocent one Eva too 😢😢

[@Victoria_USA_]

Jury Spoke ‼️ Hopefully she gets the MAX time. Prayers for Dougs daughters. 💔 RIP DOUG 🙏 👺 Amish act is over. To prison you go. No more lies or manipulating anyone. 👋 Felicia ‼️

[@mariapadilla7501]

She must serve at minimum 11 1/2 years to 30 years.

[@Riverpuppies]

@@mariapadilla7501only if aggravated circumstances are present otherwise it is much less

[@reddeadjuju]

Amish act lmao😂😂😂😂😂 well said 👏

[@jill2066]

@@mariapadilla7501 Hopefully it’s not some 80% OF 11.5 yrs BS, with good behavior. I don’t know if that applies here:-/

[@rachaellynn4147]

@rachaellynn4147 0 seconds ago She defended herself against a man who kicked his first wife so hard he left her unconscious because he couldn’t get it up, he punched his dog and knocked him out, he stalked Ashley, gps her car, shot off guns to terrorize her, hit her in the head, etc. WHAT A EVIL MAN. I worked in women’s Battered shelters for years…. Doug certainly was a perpetrator, and I don’t think you would want your sister or mom to date him. Ashley had every right to manipulate him in order to keep him safe. Eve is very immature, and I’m sure Emerson will grow up hating her as Doug.

[@AttilatheThrilla]

She didn’t look at the judge once after the guilty verdict.. She’s cold AF

[@blkcowboy9070]

I know she hope her time go fast like she walked out that courtroom 😂😂

[@GrandmaMarlayne]

The defendant showed me that her behavior in court showed "GUILT!" The sad verdict must have hurt the jury but it is a fair verdict.

[@amandakelley7410]

Originally they were not unanimous. I always wonder if one or two individuals just caved and switch decisions to get to go home. I feel like that is what happened.

[@robertaboulton832]

They got the verdict right and made the man’s previous daughter parentless. She deserves 30 years to consider the murder.

[@hu_b]

Only problem is trump might pardon "his little girl" as he called her.

[@michellekonersman2507]

Nobody is gonna pardon her. She's on her own.

[@dannigro8794]

They got it wrong

[@tyreseforren6721]

​@@dannigro8794 NG

[@janicedevereux2839]

Did they say how tall Ashley is? She looks very tall to me and I believe they said that Doug was 5 foot nine, 159 pounds. I don’t know any man who wears a size 30 waist jeans and a T-shirt size small … this was not a big guy. When their therapist testified, I believe it was Dr Quintan, she had said Doug was godlike, overbearing, and a few other words, he put his elbows out like he’s puffed out describing that dog with this big bulky bully. Doug was a very small man .. and I think Ashley was probably as tall as he was she was not a shrinking violet. Dr also said that Ashley said she was scared of him .. he then went on to say during their session “ Ashley was saying disparaging things about Doug”….. If somebody is a victim of DV and afraid of their abuser I don’t think that they would put him down in front by the people. Typically by doing so you’re going to get beat for it afterwards… I don’t think she was afraid of him . According to her story, he chose to hit her for the very first time minutes before they are going on this journey with her mother down the street at the park…. Cars and truck are packed House is empty with the exception of a mattress, laundry basket, and the morning toiletries. Ashley had a gun loaded and ready to go in the laundry basket in her bedroom easily accessible to that three year year-old was running around the house! You would think the guns would be in a lock box and packed . This does not make sense unless she planned on using it and just put one in the laundry basket and one on the shelf in the closet when mom took her their daughter down to the park. Empty house Him Her 2 loaded guns If her story is true, she ran back into her bedroom yet didn’t lock the door behind her? I think we all use a door knob with a lock for our bedrooms, especially when you have children . I believe since Doug was packing the boxes into the truck the garage door is open and the garage door into the house is open so he can go in and out and in and out. It makes sense she would’ve run out through the garage if her story was true .

[@joanbaczek2575]

My dad is 5’4” not thick and very intimidating and abusive , domineering so size doesn’t indicate anything

[@saralyinn0519]

@@joanbaczek2575 I think we all know that. But the point was, Dr. Quintan and the defense was selling the story that his stature was intimidating.

[@myrastevens7098]

She is 5'9, that is the reason she didn't make it in the ballet (so she says) was due to her being too tall.

[@deew7014]

Exactly , the loaded gun tossed in a laundry basket with a 3 year old in the house bothered me the moment I heard that , who does that ? Jury got it right 💯

[@sharynkoren2054]

She is the same height 5'9"

[@GrandmaMarlayne]

Why did they defense manslaughter? Sympathy! She was guilty and knew it and showed it by her behavior in court!

[@lucyseidner8661]

Perfect 👍 just perfect 😀😀 … I hope the judge 🧑‍⚖️ give her 30 years in prison…. She didn’t want Doug to be part of her daughter life 😢 well, guess what ! now she can’t be part of her daughter neither 😐

[@nonicosio]

she needs to be in jail at least 20 years; such an evil person; needed to be 2nd degree, if not first; she planned it

[@claudiakenworthy6050]

karma is a beatch

[@CICIALLDAY]

I knew she was guilty.. how dare she claim self defense and being abused. She got up on the stand knowing that she’s on NATIONAL television and straight LIED. She faked it all. The dry tears and humorous shakes didn’t work 🤣 GUILTY. Give her the max

[@reddeadjuju]

😂😂😂yes!!! 👍

[@yolandecloete2186]

Guilty,,,murderer,should have been 1st degree murder,,she deserves to be locked away forever

[@mybooks1733]

It's not worth using any weapon when you are angry because you don't know how it will all end for you and life in prison is simply not worth the rage you felt at the time of your angry

[@TheRange7]

Truer words have never been spoken.

[@rachaellynn4147]

@rachaellynn4147 0 seconds ago She defended herself against a man who kicked his first wife so hard he left her unconscious because he couldn’t get it up, he punched his dog and knocked him out, he stalked Ashley, gps her car, shot off guns to terrorize her, hit her in the head, etc. WHAT A EVIL MAN. I worked in women’s Battered shelters for years…. Doug certainly was a perpetrator, and I don’t think you would want your sister or mom to date him. Ashley had every right to manipulate him in order to keep him safe. Eve is very immature, and I’m sure Emerson will grow up hating her as Doug.

[@andrefilipe9080]

So, no aggravating factor for naming her daughter "EMERSON"?

[@davecast3953]

Yeah, and for buying Reduced Fat Jiffy.

[@KS-eg6mb]

How do you go from a hung jury to guilty??? This verdict is NOT right!

[@judyhendriks4184]

Thank you Jurors !!!!

[@kitty_cato]

No reaction, no tears...not even fake one. Cold as ice..... this was no self-defense.....

[@rachaellynn4147]

@rachaellynn4147 0 seconds ago She defended herself against a man who kicked his first wife so hard he left her unconscious because he couldn’t get it up, he punched his dog and knocked him out, he stalked Ashley, gps her car, shot off guns to terrorize her, hit her in the head, etc. WHAT A EVIL MAN. I worked in women’s Battered shelters for years…. Doug certainly was a perpetrator, and I don’t think you would want your sister or mom to date him. Ashley had every right to manipulate him in order to keep him safe. Eve is very immature, and I’m sure Emerson will grow up hating her as Doug. Ashley is a class act!

[@HRH.Princess]

I think her name should be changed to the ice queen, no emotion at all. Cold as ice. May Doug RIP.

[@MickyH-sb8pd]

The judge was good

[@rosed9747]

The jury had to do a job that they never wanted. Please know that we, the American people, appreciate your time and effort to up-hold the principals of a free nation. May the jury rest peacefully that they did what they were called to do... nothing more or nothing less! You did not give her manslaughter...she earned that sentence by her own self-serving actions! Thank you to each of the jurors!

[@cheneree]

Looks like the battered woman cosplay didn’t fool the jury.

[@rachaellynn4147]

@rachaellynn4147 0 seconds ago She defended herself against a man who kicked his first wife so hard he left her unconscious because he couldn’t get it up, he punched his dog and knocked him out, he stalked Ashley, gps her car, shot off guns to terrorize her, hit her in the head, etc. WHAT A EVIL MAN. I worked in women’s Battered shelters for years…. Doug certainly was a perpetrator, and I don’t think you would want your sister or mom to date him. Ashley had every right to manipulate him in order to keep him safe. Eve is very immature, and I’m sure Emerson will grow up hating her as Doug. Doug sure had them fooled!

[@fretziegelsana7975]

Justice has been served, rest in peace Doug and prayers to Eva

[@rdw2457]

… & Emerson

[@AminAndAyo]

Justice for Eva, Justice for Doug, and Justice for the baby girl Doug struggled to connect with while alive. Justice was served. Had the State presented with stronger cross-questions, it would have been GUILTY (2nd Degree). Manslaughter is better than NOT GUILTY so I am happy.

[@reneearnett8761]

U forgot some!? What about the defenseless ANIMALS that bug eye guy’ abused

[@deew7014]

@@reneearnett8761hurt my animals and I am out of there , she stayed

[@rachaellynn4147]

@rachaellynn4147 0 seconds ago She defended herself against a man who kicked his first wife so hard he left her unconscious because he couldn’t get it up, he punched his dog and knocked him out, he stalked Ashley, gps her car, shot off guns to terrorize her, hit her in the head, etc. WHAT A EVIL MAN. I worked in women’s Battered shelters for years…. Doug certainly was a perpetrator, and I don’t think you would want your sister or mom to date him. Ashley had every right to manipulate him in order to keep him safe. Eve is very immature, and I’m sure Emerson will grow up hating her as Doug.

[@donna-leeking9014]

DougS brother was definitely praying silently waiting for the verdict . Eva was totally undermined and gaslight by the defence. They spent no time showing empathy to this Child. Btw🤷🏼‍♀️ where is the defendants family ?? Don’t see them sitting behind her

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

With her kid

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

They with her kid considering ballerina 🩰 over there killed the only other parent she had

[@deew7014]

@@MriahT-jt6ufthe one she allowed to be outside the court holding signs about my mommy is innocent , most people would never want their young child anywhere near the court , they would try to protect them from such a devasting ordeal ! Ashley is a total narcissist

[@MriahT-jt6uf]

@@deew7014 uh yeah I know

[@christinaroche9616]

Thank God and the Jury, for justice for Doug and his family.