Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn, 40, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday, October 5, according to NBC News. Caleb, who was also a music pastor, was found guilty of aggravated murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn, 37.
The killing took place in February, which is when Caleb allegedly shot his wife, a schoolteacher, who was asleep in their bed in their Dayton, Ohio-area home, where the couple’s two daughters, who were 9 and 11 at the time, were also present.
“Your actions, Mr. Flynn, were abhorrent. The layers of deceit, manipulation, and cruelty that you have shown are quite honestly impossible to fathom,” Miami County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeannine N. Pratt said Monday, according to Rolling Stone. “You used your faith to manipulate the lives of others, and the court finds that deeply disturbing.”
Although Caleb — who appeared on Season 12 of American Idol in 2013 — maintains his innocence, NBC News reports that his “lover, Alleigha Botner, testified in court that he talked about hating his wife and having thoughts of killing her.”
Miami County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Watkins delivered a statement in court, according to NBC News, saying, “This case is about deliberate choices, the destruction of an irreplaceable life and the permanent devastation left behind. The defendant has never accepted responsibility or expressed genuine remorse for the life he ended.”
Relatives who were present at the proceedings read letters from Caleb and Ashley’s daughters, Rolling Stone noted, with one writing directly to her father to say, “Mommy was the perfect person, the absolute perfect person. What did she ever do to make you hate her so much? She loved you, and she cared for you. … She was my best friend, and then you chose to kill the only mother I ever had.”
Rolling Stone also reported that Ashley’s father, Todd Smith, chose to speak to the court, saying, “We will not let anger or bitterness consume the wonderful memory of Ashley.”
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