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Former "American Idol" contestant found guilty in wife's murder

Caleb Flynn, a former “American Idol” contestant and music pastor, was found guilty of murdering his wife. Ian Lee has details from the court. Caleb Flynn, a former "American Idol" contestant and music pastor, was found guilty of…
One Place News   •   September 30, 2026   •   Updated September 30, 2026
Former "American Idol" contestant found guilty in wife's murder

Caleb Flynn, a former “American Idol” contestant and music pastor, was found guilty of murdering his wife. Ian Lee has details from the court.

Caleb Flynn, a former "American Idol" contestant and music pastor, was found guilty of murdering his wife. Ian Lee has details from the court. TRANSCRIPT FOR: “FORMER "AMERICAN IDOL" CONTESTANT FOUND GUILTY IN WIFE'S MURDER” Caleb Flynn listened in stunned silence as the verdict was read, guilty on all counts, including murder, in the shooting death of his wife, Ashley, at their Tipp City, Ohio, home in February. The former American Idol contestant and pastor was charged with nine counts ranging from evidence tampering to assault and murder, which carries the possibility of a life sentence. You heard his statement three times with the police. There wasn't any reason to put him on for a fourth time.

The prosecution called 40 witnesses, including Flynn's one-time lover, 24-year-old Alleigha Botner. She read aloud some of the more than 100,000 messages she said they exchanged. At first it was, I want her dead. I wish she was gone. And then it was, if I could kill her and not go to jail, I would. Flynn was accused of shooting his wife twice while she was asleep in their bedroom. The couple's daughters were home at the time, according to authorities. They say Flynn attempted to cover up the killing by staging a burglary. Flynn did not take the stand in his own

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