VERDICT WATCH FL - Doug Benefield, 58, shot and killed by estranged wife, Manatee County, 27 Sept 2020

[Dotta]

But IMO enough has been released that shows AB was not a battered woman but a conniving liar. JMO

Domestic violence does not always involve physical force.

Violence can take many forms:
emotional, mental, psychological.

JMO

 

[Wishbone]

Domestic violence does not always involve physical force.

Violence can take many forms:
emotional, mental, psychological.

JMO

I posted that AB was not battered. Meaning not physically assaulted.

 

[I am not Sherlock H.]

So wondering if the earlier witness, Murphy is it, might return to the stand? And if so might she now take the fifth for certain questioning? Or have counsel present for testimony as well? IANAL. MOO

 

[Dotta]

I posted that AB was not battered. Meaning not physically assaulted.

But the post seemed to deny that the defendant was a victim of abuse.
And that she is a liar.

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"not a battered woman but a liar".

Physical violence is NOT the only form of domestic abuse.

That was the point of my post.

 

[Wishbone]

But the post seemed to deny that the defendant was a victim of abuse.
And that she is a liar.

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"not a battered woman but a liar".

Physical violence is NOT the only form of domestic abuse.

That was the point of my post.

If you see something other than the intention of my post then that is your prerogative. I meant physical abuse. Period.

 

[Derph]

Oh damn she's on the stand!!!!!

 

[bobbymkii]

Ashley takes the stand!

 

[nodamselindistress]

Let the lies begin....

 

[Kakidoll]

UGH this trial is going too fast. I wanted to go but work has been crazy this week... i figured next week for defense. Looks like i'm going to miss going live.
Don't believe a word AB is saying, think her mom is 100 percent complicit in all. waiting with baited ears to hear this testimony now.

 

[Kakidoll]

not even 5 min in and she is TOTAL fake. Meek, mild, nervous. She was a swimsuit model, social butterfly, ballet dancer, and went on the 'campaign trail' with trump. C'mon.

 

[nodamselindistress]

Oh no! Poor AB got scratched moving boxes. Call the paramedics!

 

[nodamselindistress]

Grab a tissue Ashley, those tears are out of control (sarc)

 

[nodamselindistress]

OMG, "he's the father of my child". Puhlease. The father of the child whose name you did not want on the birth certifidcate. Nice acting job.

 

[Wishbone]

How dramatic. now we need a minute for the witness to get ready for act 2

 

[dyannaON]

I hope they make her show the linebacker stance or whatever she said. Reminds me or arias days. Lol

 

[bobbymkii]

I hope they make her show the linebacker stance or whatever she said. Reminds me or arias days. Lol

She's only saying that to try and explain why Doug was shot in his side.

MOO

 

[Kakidoll]

I think she took acting lessons for domestic violence from Amber heard. That’s exactly what this is reminding me of right now.

 

[Trinitee]

What a pathetic, overly done, dry production without a tear in the mix. She is not a good actress and should have stuck with ballet.

 

[Trinitee]

If looks could kill lol, love Eva!

 

[Derph]

Kinda weird they didn't go into how they met, how the home life was, etc, etc. Just right into the day of the shooting. It's very odd how much has NOT been allowed into this trial. I have no idea how their marriage went downhill or anything about it from her side. I want to know why she really left him to go have her baby away from him. What event(s) made her want to leave this man and the marriage. Something beside morning sickness made her want to get out of it. If that is all being suppressed by the court, I think that is going to be a problem.

This is her chance and there's no build-up to the shooting really. I don't know if it's because the defense has been so limited in their ability to show any hint of prior domestic violence. I think she should at least be able to show that prior events show her frame of mind going into this event. Without it, I don't see how she walks away from this.

On the other hand I don't think the prosecution's case showed a whole lot either. All we have is the forensics and I don't think we really got a good picture of what really happened thru that.

I've been following different streams that different crime channels are streaming on YouTube and I've been monitoring the chats. There's a surprising amount of support for her. Here, it seems like everyone has made up their minds. I haven't yet.