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  "title": "Ex-‘American Idol’ Contestant Caleb Flynn Sentenced To Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of Wife’s Murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ex-american-idol-contestant-caleb-flynn-sentenced-to-life-in-prison",
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  "published": "2026-10-05T23:34:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "UPDATED with sentencing: A judge in Ohio on Monday sentenced former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was found guilty last week of murdering his wife. Flynn, a 40-year-old former worship pastor who competed on American Idol in 2013, was found guilty of aggravated murder […]",
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        "title": "Former American Idol contestant sentenced to life in prison for murdering wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-american-idol-contestant-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for",
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