9/29: CBS Evening News

Caleb Flynn, a former "American Idol" contestant from Ohio, was found guilty of murdering his wife Ashley Flynn on September 29. The verdict came after a nine-day trial where prosecutors presented evidence including AI-generated love songs and over 100,000 text messages between Flynn and his mistress Alleigha Botner, who testified that she believed he killed his wife to be with her. Investigators used a high-powered magnet in storm drains and searched under vehicles and through attic insulation but did not find the missing gun allegedly used by Flynn. Ashley was shot while sleeping on February 16, and prosecutors say Flynn staged the scene to look like an intruder had broken in. The jury deliberated for just two and a half hours before returning a guilty verdict; Flynn now faces life in prison without parole.