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  "title": "Ex-‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Found Guilty of Murdering Wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ex-american-idol-contestant-caleb-flynn-found-guilty-of-murdering-wife",
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  "summary": "Caleb Flynn, a former contestant on “American Idol,” was found guilty of murdering his wife in their Ohio home. A jury deliberated for around two hours on Tuesday and convicted him on all nine counts that he faced of of murder, assault and tampering with evidence. On the morning of Monday, Feb. 16, Ashley Flynn, […]",
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