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Former ballet dancer who killed her Charleston husband is on trial amid claim of self-defense
One day, in frustration, he fired a handgun in the kitchen “to stop Ashley from talking,” leaving a bullet hole in the ceiling, Taylor said. On another occasion, he pointed a loaded gun at her. He once punched the dog in the head so hard, the blow knocked …