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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 American Idol contestant and Ohio music pastor was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday after he was convicted of murdering his wife. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, killed his wife, Ashley Flynn, in February and he tried to cover it up by staging a home invasion and making it appear his wife had been killed by a burglar. During the trial, the jury heard testimony about the husband’s affair with a woman who had been an intern at his church. Continue reading...
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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 American Idol contestant and Ohio music pastor was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday after he was convicted of murdering his wife. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, killed his wife, Ashley Flynn, in February and he tried to cover it up by staging a home invasion and making it appear his wife had been killed by a burglar. During the trial, the jury heard testimony about the husband’s affair with a woman who had been an intern at his church. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, 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 American Idol contestant and Ohio music pastor was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday after he was convicted of murdering his wife. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, killed his wife, Ashley Flynn, in February and he tried to cover it up by staging a home invasion and making it appear his wife had been killed by a burglar. During the trial, the jury heard testimony about the husband’s affair with a woman who had been an intern at his church. Continue reading…
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