Eva Benefield (on surviving the Black Swan Murder)

Episode overview

Eva Benefield (Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder) is a writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Ghost Cowboy. Eva joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in the Charleston Lowcountry, finding her mother dead at 14, and losing her father in the notorious Black Swan case. Eva and Dax talk about reclaiming her story through darkly funny TikToks, building an apparel company one drawing at a time, and writing a memoir while still living through its aftermath. Eva explains why humor can be a survival mechanism, how creation became her answer to destruction, and why she couldn’t depend on a verdict to give her closure.

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1. 0:06Today we have Eva Benefeld on and she is a true crime survivor, author, influencer, and founder of Ghost Cowboy Apparel.
2. 56:13And the daughter that's left alone, there's always these tear-jurker questions.
3. 2:05:24Go to YouTube and watch it. Y'all. All right. Love you. Love you. Love you.