Caleb Flynn news
The gist
Caleb Flynn, a former American Idol contestant, is on trial in Ohio for his wife's murder.
Prosecutors say he staged a burglary to cover it up.
How it unfolded
- 2010Ashley and Caleb Flynn married after meeting at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee; they have two daughters, now 10 and 12.
- 2013Caleb, then a worship arts pastor at Living Word Church in Vandalia, Ohio, competed on season 12 of American Idol and was cut shortly before the live rounds.
- Feb 16, 2026Ashley Flynn, 37, was shot dead in her home in Tipp City, Ohio, at about 2:30 a.m.; Caleb called 911 reporting a burglary and that his wife had been shot.