Unnamed Friend

Yes, ma'am.

There were guns placed around this house. She ambushed him on that day in that room.

There were guns placed around this house. She ambushed him on that day in that room.

People are calling Ashley the Black Swan, this dark ballerina who is a cold-blooded killer.

People are calling Ashley the Black Swan, this dark ballerina who is a cold-blooded killer.

There's just nothing about that that's true.

There's just nothing about that that's true.

It takes grace, strength and passion to make it as a ballerina. One beautiful dancer and model had all that. plus the perfect partner to share her dreams.

It takes grace, strength and passion to make it as a ballerina. One beautiful dancer and model had all that. plus the perfect partner to share her dreams.

She thought he was very charming. He was smart. He was fun to talk to. It was just a click.

She thought he was very charming. He was smart. He was fun to talk to. It was just a click.

13.

13.

Yep. But one warm autumn night, it ended just as fast as it began. Left behind, four bullet casings and a love story that had spiraled out of control. September 27, 2020. As the sun was setting, a frantic 911 call came in from Lakewood Ranch, a community near Sarasota, Florida.

Yep. But one warm autumn night, it ended just as fast as it began. Left behind, four bullet casings and a love story that had spiraled out of control. September 27, 2020. As the sun was setting, a frantic 911 call came in from Lakewood Ranch, a community near Sarasota, Florida.

He's saying the neighbor came over, a female neighbor. It was a domestic neighbor.

He's saying the neighbor came over, a female neighbor. It was a domestic neighbor.

The neighbor was 29-year-old Ashley Benefield, and she had a dramatic story to tell.

The neighbor was 29-year-old Ashley Benefield, and she had a dramatic story to tell.

When the deputies first got here, when they arrived on scene, Douglas Benefield was still inside the house. In order to get to him, the first thing they had to do was make the scene safe, which they knew from the 911 call that Ashley was next door and was claiming to be the shooter.