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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s mother, Alicia Byers, leaves the courtroom after testifying for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s mother, Alicia Byers, testifies for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s mother, Alicia Byers, testifies for the state on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Licensed clinical social worker Dr. Barbara Russell testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Licensed clinical social worker Dr. Barbara Russell testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the second day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Judge Matt Whyte holds a sidebar with attorneys on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Manatee County Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Dickerman testifies on the second day of Ashley Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell continues to present her case on the second day of the trial for Ashley Benefield for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 24, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield on the first day of her trial for the second-degree murder of her husband, Doug Benefield, in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 23, 2024.
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Assistant State Attorneys Rebecca Freel and Suzanne O’Donnell stand as potential jurors file in for the voir dire portion of Ashely Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield returns to the courtroom after a brief break in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and attorney Neil Taylor laugh together bofore the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield whispers to her attorney, Neil Taylor, as she appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield sits with her attorney Neil Taylor as she appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and paralegal Amrita Duckett before the start of the voir dire portion of Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and her attorney Neil Taylor stand before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s attorney Neil Taylor and Assistant State Attorney Suzanne O’Donnell speak before selecting potential jurors in the voir dire portion of Benefield’s trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield and attorney Neil Taylor stand before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Paralegal Jack O’Keefe sits behind the defense table as Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Judge Matt Whyte addresses the courtroom as Ashley Benefield appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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Ashley Benefield’s attorney Neil Taylor in the courtroom as his client appears before potential jurors in the voir dire portion of her trial for the second-degree murder of her estranged husband in 2020 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, July 22, 2024.
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