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Ex-’American Idol’ contestant Caleb Flynn sentenced to life without parole in wife’s murder
Prosecutors said Flynn staged a home invasion after shooting his wife, and jurors heard evidence of an affair, text messages and AI-generated love songs.
- Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio music pastor and American Idol contestant, was sentenced to life without parole for killing his wife, Ashley Flynn, in their Dayton-area home earlier this year.
- Jurors found Flynn guilty of aggravated murder after prosecutors presented evidence that he feigned a home invasion following the shooting of Ashley.
- Evidence included AI-generated love songs Flynn made for his mistress Alleigha Botner and more than 100,000 text messages authorities say they exchanged. Botner testified Flynn frequently expressed hatred toward his wife.
- Miami County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Watkins stated, "The defendant has never accepted responsibility," while victim's sister Kayla Keyt expressed the family's shock and despair over Flynn's betrayal.
- Flynn maintained his innocence on Monday, apologizing to his two children and stating, "I will continue to fight for my innocence as long as the Lord allows me to, since I did not kill my wife.
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Prosecutors say Flynn shot his wife in their Ohio home in February and staged the murder scene to make it look like the home had been broken into.
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Last week’s conviction of Caleb Flynn for the murder of his wife, Ashley, came following a nationally televised nine-day trial in which the former worship pastor maintained his innocence, including on Monday when he was sentenced to life in prison. An Ohio jury agreed with prosecutors that Flynn, who was in the midst of an […]
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