Domestic Violence

Abusive behavior in relationships is designed to maintain power and control over another person. Domestic violence can take many forms, including physical, sexual, emotional, economic and psychological.


Ashley Benefield sits in court room.
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Woman in red coat in court
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Woman crying on the stand.
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Photo of man and woman couple hugging
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Photo of Michael Ricci in firefighter gear
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Woman Anchor in white shirt speaking
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Image of flyer seeking attorney and woman
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Ashley Benefield takes the stand in her defense.
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Woman holding herself and upset in court
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woman with brown hair testifying in court
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Man lawyer in suit in court and sad woman's reaction
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Woman sobbing on one side with an attorney with glasses looking down on the other side
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woman crying on stand in court
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Texts between Ashley and Doug Benefield shown in court.
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Woman defendant in blue shirt looking sad
Woman testifying in pink shirt with defendant in view
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Young blonde woman in court
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Detective Chris Gillum, a domestic violence investigator, takes the stand.
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Michael & Christine Ricci selfie.
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Judge Matt Whyte admonishes defense attorney Neil Taylor.
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Defendant wearing mask with correction's officer
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woman news anchor describing defendant in trial
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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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Woman defendant in blue shirt looking sad
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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 deliberations lasted a little over four hours in the Abused Wife or Murderer Trial where Marcia Thompson is facing trial for the shooting death of her husband, Terry Thompson.
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