Former ‘American Idol’ contestant sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder

Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio pastor who appeared on American Idol in 2013, was sentenced to life in prison without parole by Judge Jeannine Pratt for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, in February. Prosecutors argued that Flynn shot Ashley twice in the back of the head while she slept and staged the crime scene to look like a home invasion. They presented evidence including text messages and digital records showing his affair with a church intern named Alleigha Botner. Despite maintaining his innocence, Flynn was found guilty on all counts by a jury last week. During sentencing, he apologized to his family but insisted he did not kill Ashley.