Crime Scene Photos Show Ballerina Ashley Benefield After Shooting Her Husband
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Crime scene photos were presented in court Thursday during former ballerina Ashley Benefield’s pre-evidentiary hearing. The photos show a bloody bedroom and multiple shell casings marked with evidence markers. The defense also presented photos showing Ashley with a swollen eye and cheek. Ashley has been charged with second-degree murder in her husband’s death. She claims she shot Doug Benefield in self-defense.
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Always suspicious when someone cries and cries but the face is dry
I cannot understand why people have such a hard time understanding trauma crying vs grief-stricken crying. With each, people have different feelings and emotions and react totally different. I never shed a tear for my abuser. I'd never expect anyone else to either...
Them stenographers do an amazing job and make it look so easy 👏 so much respect for them doing that all day without fking up as its got to be so accurate 👏 👌 👍
While watching I was thinking the same thing.
@@beerlahaiI am thinking that every single time I watch these stenographers! So much respect for them!! I used to be a stenographer in business meetings etc so I know something about this kind of work.
I was watching her a lot, too. I’ve watched videos of how it works but it doesn’t make any sense to me how they do their translation so effortlessly.
@momsterzz same here. I've watched them explain how it's done, and yet I still can't get my head around it 🙃 😫
Seriously that job is not easy!
It wouldn't surprise me if Ashley inflicted these injuries on herself. I just cannot trust her story
Doug admitted to most of the allegations on text messages
Ashley LOST , (was ****DENIED**** by Florida Judge Whyte) in court regarding her Stand Your Ground motion to dismiss the case. 😅
She turns my stomach... people need to get it straight women are abusers also..She sbuses then gaslights the system... Come on brat ballerina I don't believe you... Don't forget Lori Daybell 😡
Ashley stated to the psychotherapist that, "She was the expert(!), and if something wasn't done about Doug, then SHE was going to take matters into her own hands!! Sounds like a murder setup to me...hummmmm???🤔
Yeah and she is still alive! Even if she was telling g the truth - which I don’t believe for a second - how is ok to take a life? Doug isn’t here to speak for himself and people have been victimized shaming him so much. It’s like people are taking their toxic or abusive relationship anger out on Doug too! Whut? I had worse experiences then what she described and I don’t wish any of them dead, would never have guns around that either!! There are cases of battered woman syndrome that are totally legit this is not one of them! Imo.
@@ilenhalogramyes it it Doug has a violent history and was very controlling
For more background about Ashley and Doug, I suggest you read the Vanity Fair (VF) article. A VT reporter was getting to know them before Doug was murdered. Ashley and Doug were both running after money their entire lives, and both were gun lovers looking for a 'made in heaven' relationship that didn't exist. The two victims are Doug's daughter Eva and Doug and Ashley's young daughter.
That defense lawyer getting torn apart.
Yes, yes. I'm talking one after another one lol!!!
yep, that scratch on her abdomen it's so small it's invisible.
Thing is she didn’t have to keep shooting!? There was multiple gun wounds!? Correct!? And beings she was so far away from him tells me something isn’t right here!!
I’m sure the 1st shot took him down..and she could have ran at that point! Right!?
@@trishasgypsyjournal8162We know her and her mother. They are both manipulative evil people. They have been scamming elderly, church folks, and men to gain $$$ in Maryland and Florida ever since Ashley's father divorced her mother and they lost the middle class lifestyle. Ashley had 3 loaded guns in the home! She set Doug up for murder as the results of HER pysch evaluations would be revealed in court in 3 days. She needed the child support $$ to pay her and her mothers bills, and knew Doug would know she was unfit to parent, and would loose custody to him, and no child support. We hope justice is served for Eva!
The defendant has slitted snake eyes and she is supressing a smirk - pleased with her work?
Never seen a domestic crime scene with that many Bullet holes. A lot of them Are at the lower angles which means she Continue to shoot at him after why he’ was already down.
She would have kept going, thing is the gun jammed. So, her game up was up thanks for the firearm locking.
He does not look 30 years older than her. JS.
Okay seriously though, don't get married to young girls after you've just met them, genius.
Lots of gold diggers out there.
@whartonitec1041 gold diggers? More like men wanting to live out their disgusting fantasies. He should've had waay more common sense.
No brainer
She's going to prison for a long time.
She is 100% guilty. She is 30 YEARS younger. C'mon, 30 years!?!
so what?! Get a life
She is obviously very motivated by money. As soon as Doug spent all of his money on her, she left him.
That's what thinking with your penis will do.
She committed first degree murder. She plotted and planned this.
That's what I think. After calling cps on him, accusing him of poisoning her and his late wife, then suddenly seen out and happy? She couldn't destroy his life thus far, so she got close again to end it for good.
@@countryroad9827 Read the Vanity Fair article about her and Doug. Plus the preliminary hearing judge threw out her saying Doug had poisoned her and his previous wife. There is no evidence this happened.
Nope
@@PhillyBirdGang1 are you agreeing or disagreeing?
She came back to Doug despite if he was such a angry hot head guy with a bad temper...she came back...simply because he was successful financially and more than likely would have done anything to please her i.e. open her own ballerina company which failed of course but he was willing to go great heights for this woman..
She tried to turn him against his own daughter tried to claim he was poisoning her no proof of any physical abusive trauma no prior reports of him beating on her other than punching a dog which is an animal not a human...I believe she knew the right buttons to push to lead up to this point so when she finally decided to murder him it would look justified
Ashley lied about punching the dog unconcious. Doug stated in his deposition that Sully jumped on his bare legs (he had shorts on) and it was extremely painful and he pushed him off.
How could any person with a conscience punch a dog?? Did he really? Or is it a yarn to make him look inhumane??
Punching a dog is crewl
@@chrismclellanartLIES BY ASHLEY
Doug was NOT financially successful. Read the Vanity Fair article about both of them.
She’s definitely should be held somewhat accountable.
A gold digger who got in over her head.
I say ultimately a manslaughter charge.
How about First Degree Murder since she planned it.
@@jmgood2870 And how do you prove it. The best bet is manslaughter.
Ashley Benefield must think she's Billy the Kid
She is guilty, she is a gold digger 😮I feel sorry for the first daughter
How is she a gold digger? The only vibes I got was that she was mentally unstable and had a short fuse.
@@tigerlancer this has gold digger written all over it wym? I recommend looking into this case more
Doug was broke AF when he died! The motive was not $$$!
He was rich she was young. Gold digger
@@tigerlancer their is nothing that indicates that she is mentally unstable and Doug was the violent one
This sounds like a case of an overbearing mother who used her child just as much as she used her husband. I do not believe this was self defense and I also believe it was premeditated. She did not want this child near the. Father and did everything in her power to make sure they would not have a relationship to the point of murder. I hope the jury sees through this....
She’s guilty….
This defense is ill prepared
Neil knows she's guilty and is just keeping her out of prison right now. Shes getting convicted in 2023.
Why is watching the stenographer funny... Like, they just look like they're pretending to write something
😂 It trips me out!
The photos of her she looks much older than 24 yrs old. It’s sad when men fall into the hands of young gold digger. Especially when they are a vulnerable naive widow. 😢 What a sad case. I really feel for his daughters.
The small head ruled the big head. Happens often with older men
@@shonabeggs4640 Don't be a victim blamer!
Coincidentally gold diggers don't marry poor men, so they are all safe. How these old guys don't figure out that its the money and not them speaks to the state of the male ego.......it still reigns. This woman was a master manipulator, especially making sure they had a kid so the money would be flowing for a lifetime. She needs to be convicted. She could have left and stayed away. She could have called cops, walked out, ran out, drove away. A gun should not be an option, too many guns in U.S.A. period.
It's odd how Ashley who is a master manipulator calls Doug the manipulator. Narcissists alway call others what they are themselves
Ever heard the term "Trophy wife" before? 100% it was the other way around. He used his money to get to be with her, not the other way around, He was abusive and payed the price. Lets just hope your so called "justice system" is just and fair this time and set her free.
How many came here because of recent news that the judge denies former Florida ballerina's stand your ground claim in husband's fatal shooting?
Just learning about this case. She seems cray cray. Side point is house is a dirty mess. Even some posed photos of her there is a disaster of a mess in the background.
Whatever that gun is, it’s no joke. Haven’t been following, will have to go back and watch earlier stuff. Remember though: they are not giving all the evidence here-it’s a hearing not the trial.
@@stilllearning3442for those of us jumping in, it's very helpful to read that comment.
For instance, many people wouldn't understand that this case is in the "hearing" phase of a criminal trial.
That comment was helpful.
Yours wasn't.
@@apaintedflower605thank you. I agree! I didnt realize it was in this phase as I am just jumping in! ❤
@@stilllearning3442 ASHLEY is here everyone under the name of stilllearning3442. Hi Ashley!👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋Heard they are upping your charges from Second to First degree MURDER since you had 3 LOADED guns hidden throughout your mothers home
3 loaded pistols in a house with a 2 year old!!
I believe Ashley is a Domestic Violence victim. This case was so triggering and difficult for me. I am a survivor of Domestic Violence and from where I stand, it's a woman thing. I cannot tell you the amount of times I called the police on my ex. Never once did the police do anything to help me. Actually, the police never believed me. When he put me in the hospital, and I had to have 3 reconstructive surgeries to repair the damage he did to me... Do you want to know what the police did? They took him to the mental ward of the hospital because he was an Army vet and 'probably had PTSD issues that triggered him to attack me.' I wasn't even allowed to press charges against him.
There is no equality in this country. Men still own us, they still own our children. They are still given custody rights even if they are abusers. Courts place men's /father's rights over the rights of the abused, their ex's and children. They are allowed to do anything they wish to us, and we are only heard and believed once they end our lives...
This verdict was a kick in the face for DV victims. I am appalled at the amount of Domestic Violence victims that have been nasty about Ashley and dismissed her abuse as untrue and unbelievable.
Lmao wow , you didn't see the evidence she kept the baby away from him ? She's manipulative witch 🧹, you must be a friend of hers
Omg are you serious? Stop projecting. She is a slap in the face to victims
@@blahxblahxblah100 Seriously? You want to go here with me? You haven't a clue.
@@lynmarie1786Doug admitted to most of the allegations on text message and Eva Doug's own daughter testified to the bullet hole in the ceiling and the fist size holes in the walls.
Also Doug's own cousin Tommy showed support for Ashley and tried to deny it during his testimony
If you marry a young woman 30 year difference don't be shocked if she tries to put you under
Exactly by getting pregnant, usually to get your money. Honestly, it goes both ways. Sugar momma or sugar daddy, I've seen it.
@countryroad9827 women don't get pregnant alone. They just cannot empregnate themselves at this point.
@lemonaid13 How many times have you heard of women saying they were on the pill or Men putting holes in condoms. Some ppl do it for personal gain. Obviously you've not watched where she said that getting pregnant was the furtherest thing from her mind. Well like the lawyer said, why would you pay to get a reversal? She even said he's never hit her also on stand now all these lies are coming out. Yes, it takes two to make a baby but not when the other doesn't want one and they have to be tricked.
@@lemonaid13
@@countryroad9827 he didn't have any money
It’s sad how this man allowed himself to be swayed into relationship by a pretty face
or the other way round!
Is Ashley another Amber Heard? 🧐
Yes and so is the husband.
For sure but Johnny Depp saved his life on time🙏
@@AA-yj8tpJohnny Depp lol. He was no Angel.
More like Karen Read. At least Heard didn’t kill anyone.
💯 my view
Omg you totally edited her face for the pic on this video to make her look battered and bruised WHICH SHE WAS NOT. Shame on you Law & Crime Network
I'm still suspicious of his wife's death. The one they found face down in their bed. That is very concerning to me.
Why... she died with heart condition don't u understand this would be investigated if he had fgs ashley is a lying master manipulator..
Yeah Eva even said she found her mother that way in her testimony but for some reason she doesn't believe Ashley when she told her that her dad murder her mother but she should giving the red flags surrounding her death. 💀
Did she use makeup 😅or did her so called affair helped her out , She is a manipulative B , this poor man was so blind by love, she had One focus he was her target and motivation Money taking everything, i dont even think the kid was his tbh
Paternity test needed. Emerson looks like her fiance.
8:28pm she shows up. Shooting at 5:00 ish. So, photos taken 3.5 plus hours after the incident.
I think she is a victim of DV and as always the victim is the one vilified. I watched it on big screen and could see the tears.
Doug admitted on text messages to everything Ashley wrote in the letter and Eva Doug's own daughter testified to the bullet hole in the ceiling and the fist sized holes in the walls.
Also Doug's own cousin Tommy showed support for Ashley and then tried to deny it during his testimony.
I wish I were a court reporter. Could you imagine all the insanity you would be exposed too? 😩 Just horrific.
So sad
“A .45”??? Looks like a Sig P938 9mm to me.
He wanted her posse, she wanted his purse.
Why do they still have court stenographers when they have video and audio recordings now???
@@pamavery9352 They need to document everything in the computer.
For readable transcripts
Let people have jobs
was there any life insurance involved that will influence her to commit the murder?
Kendall Rae has a good episode on this case.
@@andreaj2621 Thanks her coverage was pretty good to get oriented on the case.
@@andreaj2621 10 to Life did an even better and more thorough job
It had expired I think a week before he was killed, he had not renewed it. She probably didn’t know that
@@ritayammouni2803ha love it
17:40 What was that photo? Were those photos during the arrest?
I think so
Like this judge. Defense attorney is a refreshing change from a lot of other trials.
The judge stands his ground, not like the weak one in Karen Read trial completely
pushed around by Hollywood Jackson
@@whartonitec1041 the defense has the truth on their side not the state
Some people should not own guns.
Criminals should not own guns.
No one should, in fact
Ashley should not have owned guns with having 3 LOADED guns lying around with acess to murder Doug and with a toddler running around. Sounds like Premeditated murder to me!🤔
Please don't say that. People should be trained first before owning a gun. Another thing to consider, if you are a hot head, definitely don't let your wife own a gun, you might get shot 13 times.
lol duh. But republicans want to block gun laws lol
Of course, they always go get the firearm. But what I don't get is why they didn't collect the firearm when this incident happened.
She clearly stated they did!!!!
pretty sure the exhibit with the gun that was collected when the incident happened shows that it WAS!
State attorney, female, begins almost all questions with “and.” And. Um. Um. And.
I can't listen any more. You'd think attorneys would be trained to avoid habits like that. It's really annoying and comes across as unprofessional, unprepared, and lacking confidence.
Hello
Anyone else think that she looks exactly like Leitisha??
Moving is stressful. If someone has a bad temper, it is highly likely to trigger it. If they were so rich, why were they doing it themselves…. Financial issues too perhaps…
7:37 gets notice shows up at 8:28.
I though she was Leticia stauch they look the same
Wtf keep leading with ballerina 😂😂😂😂😂😂 media really big on narratives
Ballerinas are notorious for evil acts.
Right?!!!
@@charrielyn1231
Statistics.
Ashley hasn't been in Maryland "youth" ballet for years.. since 13 years ago, and was only in a few small troupes. She wasn't some well known big time ballerina. She loves to act as if she was though. Shes a looser.
When the lawyer said “Manatee County”, I cracked up!😂 🍔🍟
Why is that humorous to you?
why?
No idea what was so funny 🤔
As in Barbara?
Mispronunciation?🤔
Why was she just wildly shooting?? If she was so scared?? 😳 not buying her BS!
And um…and um…
Get an astrology synastry chart before you get involved with someone.
😮
You beat me to the first this time!
I hope they get this manipulative woman who killed this man to keep him from ever being a father to their child.
I feel the same, it’s mostly guys who are “sympathetic” to her. 🥴 She sent her child to stay with the grandma, I suspect she planned this…
@@jmgood2870 What do you mean? I know exactly what's going on..I hope she is found guilty and punished for it.
@@Shoshana-xh6hc That's my thoughts..She was fighting him until the courts gave him rights to see his child, then all of a sudden she is back with him..I thinking her plot started then.
@@Shoshana-xh6hcGranny is in on this scheme
@@thepamela050 apologies, I misread your comment. Yes I agree with you.
Sounds like:Laily's friend(n if anything)etc.Another strange case,looks like her mom knows
All men over 50 are swayed by pretty faces cause all men well not all but most think with only one thing.
Having guns stashed around the house tells me she may have been very afraid of someone
No! Her statement to Dr Brad Broeder tells me she setup this murder which should be First degree murder.
Or she planted them that way to give that impression
Chip, I was thinking the same thing. No one really knows what goes in behind closed doors.
@@cara5430 Ashley has been dx'd as schizophrenic
@@cara5430Wrong again Ashley!
These prosecutors are very unprofessional and disruptive.
I find the Prosecutors extremely professional.
Jodi Arias.
She should have aimed lower judging by the level of comments here.
I ain't gonna lie he looks creepy af. Maybe it's just that photo. 🤔
Hi Ashley. Your defense is weak AF
Yes and looks are what should determine guilt or innocence
@@jmgood2870 so is the prosecutor's case
Sounds like she was protecting herself from an abusive husband! Not guilty.
It’s only one part of the trial…gotta wait for all the facts
I was a juror for two trials.
The OP is why I would hate to have any woman sit in judgment of me.
Doesn’t look like that to me according to the evidence, or rather lack of.
sounds like you believe her lies. Guilty.
@@basicallyno1722 agree!
Not guilty. Serious doubts that the shots were not self-defense. He was beating her, that's good enough for her to fear for her life and safety.
False
@@jmgood2870 Why was her eye bruised and face swollen then?
@mikejohnson9960 I suppose one would suggest "she could have punched herself before first responders arrived" but that is speculation. But if she really intended on killing him dead, she would have put a round in his head to make sure, which, is why I think she is probably innocent... he could have possibly survived his wounds, a shot to the chest and one in the leg? If she wanted to make sure he died, she would have executed him with at least a round to the head.
@@keir0830 He had also fired a gun in the air before and had punched through walls before. He was definitely capable of hitting her if mad enough. He went MMA mode on her and pursued her through the house probably intending to scare her more or possibly assault her again, she wasn't going to wait around to find out. I don't think she is a good person at all, she's your typical modern gold digger woman, not a wife. But that doesn't make her guilty of murder.
@@mikejohnson9960 Not true per the hearing
She's definitely not guilty based on what we've seen so far this morning.
EVERYTHING so far, points to her been VERY guilty.
Doug was found to have a bullet wound on his back, this mean he was facing away from her. She also shot not once but four times.. one into his back, one into his leg and two into the house.
Doug also had no weapons near or around him. Ashley's most severe injury was "bruises", nothing that would consistute lethal force espcially into someone's back.
@@Bu5es excuse me? the ME just testified and said the entrance wound was his chest and the bullet did not exit his body through his back. I suggest you watch the testimony before commenting.
@@SnoolDrizzle you are a fool thinking Scamber was telling the truth.
@@Bu5es So what you're saying is that she is a lying, gold-digging wh0re? True dat.
Come on, give the girl back her firearm I mean the police don't need to put it in their personal collection
Ashley is young, rich, and beautiful..........she will get off free.
Rich? I read the court records and has a court appointed attorney.
She’s broke. And not that hot to boot.
We know Ashley, she not young or rich or pretty. Now Dougs lawyer is beautiful
@@IzzyMarielShe had a public defender for awhile until mommy had to sell her deceased mothers home in Bowie, Md to pay for Ashleys lawyer.
@@jmgood2870 did you know his ex that he beat up too?
These woman watch too many American movies the only problem is the movies don't show the consequences one faces after a person is shot .