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Three attorneys and a therapist. It was clear this was going to be an unusual investigation, especially after Deputy Warren started checking police records.
Three attorneys and a therapist. It was clear this was going to be an unusual investigation, especially after Deputy Warren started checking police records.
So we started looking into these things. I'm like, oh, that's kind of interesting.
So we started looking into these things. I'm like, oh, that's kind of interesting.
Turns out there was a long and twisted history between Doug and Ashley. This reads like a Lifetime movie. You have allegations of poison tea, stalking, murder.
Turns out there was a long and twisted history between Doug and Ashley. This reads like a Lifetime movie. You have allegations of poison tea, stalking, murder.
It goes on and on. Every time I thought, this is the craziest thing I've ever heard, then I would hear something else.
It goes on and on. Every time I thought, this is the craziest thing I've ever heard, then I would hear something else.
In fact, there was a tidal wave of accusations.
In fact, there was a tidal wave of accusations.
She was making some allegations at some point that Doug had possibly poisoned his deceased wife.
She was making some allegations at some point that Doug had possibly poisoned his deceased wife.
In the hours after shooting her husband Doug, Ashley Benefield was at the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Investigators hoped she would fill in the gaps leading up to the moment she pulled the trigger.
In the hours after shooting her husband Doug, Ashley Benefield was at the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Investigators hoped she would fill in the gaps leading up to the moment she pulled the trigger.
We know that this is a self-defense claim. We know from the initial 911 call. So we need to find out exactly, to the best we can, what happened inside that house.
We know that this is a self-defense claim. We know from the initial 911 call. So we need to find out exactly, to the best we can, what happened inside that house.
But Ashley, sitting next to her attorney, exercised her right not to say anything.