River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Black Swan Murder Trial Update
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コンテンツは Author Adidas Wilson によって提供されます。エピソード、グラフィック、ポッドキャストの説明を含むすべてのポッドキャスト コンテンツは、Author Adidas Wilson またはそのポッドキャスト プラットフォーム パートナーによって直接アップロードされ、提供されます。誰かがあなたの著作物をあなたの許可なく使用していると思われる場合は、ここで概説されているプロセスに従うことができますhttps://ja.player.fm/legal。
A former ballerina has been found guilty of fatally shooting her estranged husband four years ago.
On the evening of July 30, 2024, Ashley Benefield, a 33-year-old woman from Florida, was convicted of the murder of Douglas Doug Benefield, which occurred in 2020. This verdict followed seven hours of deliberation by a jury in Manatee County, as reported by the Fox Tampa Bay affiliate WTVT.
Although the mother of one claimed that she acted in self-defense, she was initially charged with second-degree murder but was ultimately convicted of lesser charges of manslaughter.
Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell, representing Florida’s 12th District, argued that Ashley did not kill her husband for self-protection but rather to gain an advantage in an ongoing custody dispute regarding their young daughter, according to NBC News.
This was a custody battle that this mother was determined to win at any cost, O’Donnell stated during her opening remarks. The cost was the life of Doug Benefield, and that constitutes murder.
Ashley Benefield now faces 15 years in prison.
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On the evening of July 30, 2024, Ashley Benefield, a 33-year-old woman from Florida, was convicted of the murder of Douglas Doug Benefield, which occurred in 2020. This verdict followed seven hours of deliberation by a jury in Manatee County, as reported by the Fox Tampa Bay affiliate WTVT.
Although the mother of one claimed that she acted in self-defense, she was initially charged with second-degree murder but was ultimately convicted of lesser charges of manslaughter.
Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell, representing Florida’s 12th District, argued that Ashley did not kill her husband for self-protection but rather to gain an advantage in an ongoing custody dispute regarding their young daughter, according to NBC News.
This was a custody battle that this mother was determined to win at any cost, O’Donnell stated during her opening remarks. The cost was the life of Doug Benefield, and that constitutes murder.
Ashley Benefield now faces 15 years in prison.
742 つのエピソード
Manage episode 436684355 series 3530613
コンテンツは Author Adidas Wilson によって提供されます。エピソード、グラフィック、ポッドキャストの説明を含むすべてのポッドキャスト コンテンツは、Author Adidas Wilson またはそのポッドキャスト プラットフォーム パートナーによって直接アップロードされ、提供されます。誰かがあなたの著作物をあなたの許可なく使用していると思われる場合は、ここで概説されているプロセスに従うことができますhttps://ja.player.fm/legal。
A former ballerina has been found guilty of fatally shooting her estranged husband four years ago.
On the evening of July 30, 2024, Ashley Benefield, a 33-year-old woman from Florida, was convicted of the murder of Douglas Doug Benefield, which occurred in 2020. This verdict followed seven hours of deliberation by a jury in Manatee County, as reported by the Fox Tampa Bay affiliate WTVT.
Although the mother of one claimed that she acted in self-defense, she was initially charged with second-degree murder but was ultimately convicted of lesser charges of manslaughter.
Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell, representing Florida’s 12th District, argued that Ashley did not kill her husband for self-protection but rather to gain an advantage in an ongoing custody dispute regarding their young daughter, according to NBC News.
This was a custody battle that this mother was determined to win at any cost, O’Donnell stated during her opening remarks. The cost was the life of Doug Benefield, and that constitutes murder.
Ashley Benefield now faces 15 years in prison.
…
continue reading
On the evening of July 30, 2024, Ashley Benefield, a 33-year-old woman from Florida, was convicted of the murder of Douglas Doug Benefield, which occurred in 2020. This verdict followed seven hours of deliberation by a jury in Manatee County, as reported by the Fox Tampa Bay affiliate WTVT.
Although the mother of one claimed that she acted in self-defense, she was initially charged with second-degree murder but was ultimately convicted of lesser charges of manslaughter.
Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell, representing Florida’s 12th District, argued that Ashley did not kill her husband for self-protection but rather to gain an advantage in an ongoing custody dispute regarding their young daughter, according to NBC News.
This was a custody battle that this mother was determined to win at any cost, O’Donnell stated during her opening remarks. The cost was the life of Doug Benefield, and that constitutes murder.
Ashley Benefield now faces 15 years in prison.
742 つのエピソード
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