Caleb Flynn, 37, appeared in season 12 of "American Idol." He was arrested by Tipp City police last week and charged with murder, assault and tampering with evidence.

Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former contestant on American Idol with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators. Caleb Flynn, 39, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of murder,

Former church leader accused of murdering wife after allegedly staging break-in. Caleb Flynn allegedly shot Ashley Flynn and called 911 claiming intruder attacked them.

Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor who competed in 2013 on American Idol, proclaiming then that he loved his wife Ashley “more than anything,” has been arrested in Ohio for her murder. The 39-year-old Flynn of Tipp City,

The "American Idol" alum charged with murdering his wife allegedly shot her inside their Ohio home while their two children slept in another room, according to a new report.

Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn held back tears in his first court appearance on murder charges in the fatal shooting of his wife, Ashley. “I am not a risk,” Flynn said during the Friday hearing in Miami County Municipal Court.

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Ashley brought endless light to our world, and we are trying to navigate this immense loss,” her family said in a statement Caleb Flynn, who was a contestant on American Idol in 2013, has since been charged with murder,