A former “American Idol” contestant is on trial in Ohio for the murder of his wife. Caleb Flynn is accused of shooting Ashley Flynn, a middle school volleyball coach, while she slept on February 16 and then staging the scene to look like a burglary. He has pleaded not guilty to murder, assault and tampering with evidence.
This week, the trial’s most anticipated witness took the stand. Alleigha Botner, described by prosecutors as Flynn’s mistress and named as the motive for the killing, testified about their relationship and read aloud texts in which Flynn mentioned wanting to kill his wife. One message included the phrase “he would do so if he wouldn’t go to hell.”
Flynn’s defense attorneys acknowledged the affair but pushed back hard on the prosecution’s narrative, telling the jury the affair does not make him a murderer and pointing to what they call a rushed police investigation. The case continues, and the jury will ultimately decide whose version of that February night they believe. What questions do you have about how trials like this actually work?
