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Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn sentenced to life for wife's murder

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Caleb Flynn, a former contestant on American Idol and an ex-pastor from Ohio, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. He was convicted of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, whom he shot and then attempted to stage as a victim of a home invasion. Flynn was having an affair with a church intern at the time of the murder. AI

RANK_REASON This is a crime story with a tangential mention of a singing competition, not core AI news.

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Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn sentenced to life for wife's murder

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder

    A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on American Idol was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a home invasion in Fe…

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