Custody Disputes

When couples don't agree over the custody of their children, those battles can become intense ... and deadly.

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Ashley Benefield found guilty of manslaughter.
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Ashley Benefield sits in court room.
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Woman crying on the stand.
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Ashley Benefield takes the stand in her defense.
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Texts between Ashley and Doug Benefield shown in court.
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Detective Chris Gillum, a domestic violence investigator, takes the stand.
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Judge Matt Whyte admonishes defense attorney Neil Taylor.
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Doug Benefield's daughter, Eva Benefield, takes the stand on day one of the Black Swan Murder Trial. Ashley Benefield is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband, Douglas Benefield.
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John Sant takes the stand in the Black Swan Murder Trial. Sant, Ashley Benefield's neighbor at the time of the shooting, takes the stand as the jury listens to the 911 call he made on Ashley's behalf.
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The jury is selected in the Black Swan Murder Trial. Ashley Benefield is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband, Doug Benefield. Ashley claims she shot her husband in self-defense.
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Jury selection is slated to begin in late July in the Black Swan Murder Trial where Ashley Benefield is accused in the shooting death of her husband, Doug. Benefield claims self-defense, while prosecutors say it was about a custody dispute.
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