Former American Idol contestant convicted of wife's murder

Caleb Flynn, a 40-year-old former American Idol contestant and Ohio music pastor, was found guilty of aggravated murder in the February shooting death of his wife, Ashley Flynn, a schoolteacher and volleyball coach. Prosecutors said he killed her at their Ohio home and tried to blame the shooting on a break-in. Flynn wept in court as the verdict was delivered.

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Former American Idol contestant and pastor found guilty of murdering wife

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Former American Idol contestant and pastor found guilty of murdering wife

Caleb Flynn weeps in court as he is convicted of shooting his wife, Ashley, dead in their Ohio home.

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

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Former American Idol contestant found guilty of killing wife during affair

Caleb Flynn convicted of aggravated murder in shooting of Ashley Flynn, a schoolteacher and volleyball coach A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on American Idol was found guilty Tuesday of killing his wife while having an affair. Caleb Flynn, 40, was found guilty of aggravated murder, in the February shooting of Ashley Flynn, 37, a schoolteacher and volleyball coach. Continue reading...

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