Episode 239 - The Black Swan Case - Self-Defense or Murder?
OCT 27, 202445 MIN
Episode 239 - The Black Swan Case - Self-Defense or Murder?
OCT 27, 202445 MIN
Description
<div>Join us, as we find out how high school dropout-turned-ballerina-turned politician-turned-poisoning advocate Ashley Benefield went from helping Donald Trump pick out ties at Mar-a-Largo to being tried for the murder of her husband.<br>
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You’ll learn about a couple who exchanged ‘I Love You’s’ after six days, marriage vows after 13, and restraining orders after 600….<br>
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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>&</strong> <strong>Writing:</strong><br>
Giselle Melanson Tattrie<br>
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<strong>Editing:</strong><br>
Aiden Wolf<br>
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<strong>Sources:</strong><br>
<a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/news/ashley-benefield-ballet-murder-trial-verdict-manslaughter/article_4fb743a8-4f4f-11ef-acba-ff8a28af60dc.html">Post & Courier</a><br>
<a href="https://obits.postandcourier.com/us/obituaries/charleston/name/renee-benefield-obituary?id=18253983">Post & Courier</a> 2 <br>
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<a href="https://app.podscribe.ai/episode/107754886">Serialously with Annie Elise Ep 181: Dark Secrets: The Black Swan Murder Case & Controversy | Deep Dive of Ashley Benefield</a><br>
<a href="https://n1.kemono.su/data/32/54/325432bc863ad3f220fe179928c58be3a61c8bb7385fb2c837987fad3fdacc6b.pdf?f=MCCCC-37812046-all.pdf">Circuit Court Manatee County Florida</a><br>
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