Pastor who sang on American Idol found guilty of murdering wife

Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, in a trial that included evidence from Flynn's former lover, thousands of text messages, and a song prosecutors claimed he wrote about their affair. Flynn, 40, faces life imprisonment without parole after being convicted on Tuesday of murder and eight other charges, including aggravated murder and tampering with evidence.

The jury deliberated for less than three hours before reaching the verdict. Prosecutors argued that Flynn shot his wife twice in the back of the head while she was asleep in their home in Tipp City, Ohio, on February 16, and then attempted to make the killing appear to have been carried out by intruders. The prosecution presented police body-camera footage, data from Flynn's iPhone and Apple Watch, and testimony from Botner, Flynn's former lover and a former intern at the church where they both worked.

Flynn's defense argued that there was not enough concrete evidence to prove his guilt, particularly in connection with the gun and the tampering-with-evidence charge.

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