Former American Idol contestant and pastor sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife

Prosecutors had said Caleb Flynn staged a home invasion after shooting his wife while he was having an affair Caleb Flynn, former Ohio pastor, found guilty of wife’s murder A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on American Idol was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 4…

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Caleb Flynn was found guilty of killing his wife, Ashley, and attempting to blame the murder on a break-in at their home.

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Former American Idol contestant and pastor sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife

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Ex-"American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn gets life sentence

Caleb Flynn was found guilty of killing his wife, Ashley, and attempting to blame the murder on a break-in at their home.

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