WATCH LIVE: Jury selection begins in trial for Caleb Flynn, former ‘American Idol’ contestant charged with murder
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Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn’s murder trial gets underway Thursday morning, beginning with jury selection. Caleb, who competed on the hit reality TV singing competition in 2013, is charged with aggravated murder and numerous other crimes related to the killing of his wife, Ashley Flynn, in February 2026.
Ashley, a 37-year-old mother of two, was fatally shot inside the couple’s Tipp City, Ohio, home on Feb. 16. In a 911 call made early that morning, Caleb told dispatchers he had been sleeping in another room and woke up to find his wife dead. He said he thought someone had broken into their home and shot Ashley.
Following three days of investigation, police placed Caleb under arrest for investigation of murder and evidence tampering. Prosecutors later charged him with the crime, alleging he shot and killed Ashley and then staged the crime scene to look like a burglary-gone-wrong.
The trial is scheduled to begin weekdays at 9 a.m. EDT (7 a.m. MDT). Watch the livestream in the video player above. We’ll be posting live updates from the courtroom after jury selection is finished.