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  "id": 10776775,
  "title": "American Idol's Caleb Flynn Found Guilty of Wife's Murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/american-idols-caleb-flynn-found-guilty-of-wifes-murder",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-09-29T20:43:27.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn has been found guilty of murdering his wife Ashley in a case that involved staging the crime to resemble a home invasion. Flynn, who was accused of shooting his wife and claiming she was killed by a burglar, could now face life in prison without the possibility of parole. During the trial, Flynn's former mistress testified that he had expressed hatred towards his wife and contemplated killing her, revealing that he desired to keep her while pursuing an affair with another woman. This tragic event has left the community in shock and will be further updated as more information becomes available.",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T20:07:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Found Guilty of Murdering His Wife",
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        "title": "Ex-‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Found Guilty of Murdering Wife",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Found Guilty In Murder Of Wife Ashley",
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        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Found Guilty of Murdering His Wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/former-american-idol-contestant-caleb-flynn-found-guilty-of-murdering",
        "published": "2026-09-29T21:52:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Found Guilty of Wife’s Murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/former-american-idol-contestant-caleb-flynn-found-guilty-of-wifes",
        "published": "2026-09-29T22:05:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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