Wife of 'American Idol' Alum Shot Dead in Bed: Hubby, Daughters, Unharmed
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
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🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Caleb Flynn calls 911 at 2:30 a.m. on February 16, claiming a burglar has entered his Ohio home and shot his wife, Ashley Flynn, twice in the head.
Flynn, a former music pastor, tells the dispatcher that he was not in the room at the time; he was with their daughters in their room, and they are still asleep.
When Tipp City officers arrive, they find signs of an apparent forced entry.
Ashley Flynn was a substitute teacher/volleyball coach and the mother of two daughters who will now grow up without her.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the Red Flags in the 911 call, as well as the story Caleb Flynn told.
The story has garnered national headlines, as Caleb Flynn appeared on "American Idol" in 2013, making it to the "Hollywood Week" episode before being eliminated.
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.28 Introduction - musicians
03:58.90 American Idol contestant
08:07.72 Caleb Flynn did not get past Hollywood Week
12:51.13 Assessment by civilian
14:30.98 Audio from 911 call
15:25.21 Says she has been shot twice in the head
20:41.49 Head injuries have a lot of blood
25:17.12 Garage door open
30:21.52 How does suspect get into the home
35:12.47 Who is up next on the call sheet
40:02.58 Defense attorney says he is "disappointed and concerned"
45:04.86 Range of Fire
46:21.24 Conclusion
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.7 | You know, growing up, I was around a fabulous musician. |
| 0:16.6 | As a matter of fact, this musician that I grew up around had literally been playing piano since they were in the single digits. |
| 0:30.6 | When I was first born, I actually was in the organ loft at the church, which actually wasn't a church. |
| 0:40.3 | It was actually a Jewish synagogue that our church met in on Sundays as my mother played a gigantic German-made pipe organ in this church in Monroe, Louisiana. |
| 0:57.0 | I'm talking about one of these massive things, you know. |
| 1:01.0 | And my mother was very young. My mother was probably 18 years old. |
| 1:06.0 | Finest musician I've ever come across. |
| 1:10.0 | Taught lessons for 40 years. |
| 1:14.9 | And did you know I have trouble with chopsticks? |
| 1:20.4 | It's one of the greatest regrets of my life. |
| 1:22.7 | She wasn't the type person that was going to say, |
| 1:25.2 | you're going to sit down and learn to play this instrument. |
| 1:27.0 | I'm glad she didn't. |
| 1:28.3 | She did, however, encouraged me to take voice, which I did. |
| 1:33.3 | And I enjoyed singing. |
| 1:34.3 | I enjoyed singing in groups, trios, duets, and every now and then a solo. |
| 1:41.3 | I just like harmonizing, primarily. |
| 1:46.8 | Today we're gonna talk about somebody |
| 1:49.8 | who had aspirations to be a professional singer. |
| 1:56.4 | And I guess you could say that for a time, they were. |
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