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Dec 3, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Jim Axelrod |Paul LaRosa |Dena Goldstein
What led a former ballerina to fatally shoot her husband? Case update: On Dec. 3, 2024, Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of probation. After nearly four years, the trial of Ashley Benefield, the former ballerina charged with second-degree murder for shooting her estranged husband Doug, began in the summer of 2024. In the lead-up to the trial, a small group appeared near the courthouse to support Ashley's claims of self-defense.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Erin Moriarty |Paul LaRosa |Dena Goldstein
Sneak peek: Fatal First Date On the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day 2021, Nanette Stuiber sat in her car and watched anxiously as EMTs and Montgomery County Sheriff Deputies descended on a house in the tiny village of Farmersville, Illinois. Nanette Stuiber: I was quite upset and kinda going crazy in the car. Stuiberhad been unable to reach her good friend Leslie Reeves.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Erin Moriarty |Paul LaRosa |Dena Goldstein
This Fraud Artist Rips Off Auto Dealerships, She Needs Capturing: JPDJoliet police are now out looking for 27-year-old Jocelyn Buster. Anyone who knows her whereabouts should call Detective Jeff German. JOLIET — One of …
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Jim Axelrod |Paul LaRosa |Dena Goldstein
Sneak peek: The Case of the Black Swan (Part 2) After nearly four years, the trial of Ashley Benefield, the former ballerina charged with second-degree murder for shooting her estranged husband Doug, began in the summer of 2024. In the lead-up to the trial, a small group appeared near the courthouse to support Ashley's claims of self-defense. Among the supporters was Ashley's mother Alicia and Ashley and Doug's 6-year-old daughter Emerson, who stopped to speak to a reporter.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jim Axelrod |Paul LaRosa |Dena Goldstein
After nearly four years, the trial of Ashley Benefield, the former ballerina charged with second-degree murder for shooting her estranged husband Doug, began in the summer of 2024. In the lead-up to the trial, a small group appeared near the courthouse to support Ashley's claims of self-defense. Among the supporters was Ashley's mother Alicia and Ashley and Doug's 6-year-old daughter Emerson, who stopped to speak to a reporter.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Dena Goldstein
"I thought truth and justice was at the front of everything. And it certainly has not been in my case," Jane Dorotik told "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty in "The Troubled Case Against Jane Dorotik," airing Saturday at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Dorotik reported her husband Bob missing the evening of Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000. She told the San Diego County Sheriff's Department she had last seen him that afternoon, when he said he was going out for a jog.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
kvue.com | Dena Goldstein
AUSTIN, Texas — As part of KVUE’s celebration of Black History Month, we met up with Kunstance Dawson. She owns Three Chicks Soul Food, a family-operated catering company that not only serves corporate companies and celebrities but also partners with Good Works Austin to deliver meals to homeless shelters every day.
Dawson grew up in Cameron, Texas, a town approximately 30 miles southeast of Temple. Dawson’s great-grandmother, Ella B. Williams, stirred up her love for cooking.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
kvue.com | Dena Goldstein
AUSTIN, Texas — As part of KVUE’s celebration of Black History Month, we met up with China Smith, the founder of Ballet Afrique, a contemporary dance studio in East Austin that offers classes in African, ballet and modern dance. Growing up in East Austin, Smith’s family sparked her love for the performing arts – especially dance.
“Any time there was a gathering, there was dancing,” Smith said. “Every morning when I woke up, my dad was singing to me.
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Feb 3, 2023 | 
cbsnews.com | Dena Goldstein
The Murder of Jackie Vandagriff The Murder of Jackie Vandagriff 42:20 As we celebrate our 35th anniversary season, the staff at "48 Hours" has had the chance to reflect on the staggering number of cases we've featured in our time covering the criminal justice system. We've seen the lengths some killers have gone to in order to evade justice: fake identities, burner phones, hired hitmen. They've bleached crime scenes and destroyed evidence.
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Feb 3, 2023 | 
cbsnews.com | Dena Goldstein
How criminal blunders led investigators to catch these killers How criminal blunders led investigators to catch these killers 03:26 As we celebrate our 35th anniversary season, the staff at "48 Hours" has had the chance to reflect on the staggering number of cases we've featured in our time covering the criminal justice system. We've seen the lengths some killers have gone to in order to evade justice: fake identities, burner phones, hired hitmen.
