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True Crime News: The Podcast

‘American Idol’ contestant charged with shooting wife while daughters slept

True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn told authorities an assailant broke in and fatally shot his wife Ashley. However, authorities now claim the father of two was the perpetrator. Rich McHale joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:11.5

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0:14.3

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0:32.8

Hello and welcome to True Crime News, the podcast covering high profile and under the radar cases from across

0:38.0

the country every week. I'm your host, Anna Garcia. Our case this week, a former American Idol

0:43.9

contestant, has put on the performance of a lifetime, say police, but he failed to impress the judges.

0:51.0

He has been charged with killing his wife while their two young daughters slept in

0:56.5

their beds. Police say that he staged the scene as a break in gone wrong, then called 911

1:03.1

all hysterical. But listen to this potential tip-off that maybe something is a miss here.

1:10.2

Where are you guys at in the house?

1:12.4

I'm in the bedroom with her right now.

1:14.6

My daughter isn't in their room.

1:17.6

So you're not, you are not with the children?

1:20.6

I was with the children when it happened.

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