Former 'American Idol' contestant found guilty of murder

Former "American Idol" contestant and music pastor Caleb Flynn was found guilty of murder on Tuesday for the shooting death of his wife, Ashley Flynn. Following an eight-day trial in the Miami County Court of Common Pleas in Troy, Ohio, the jury deliberated for just over two hours before convicting the 40-year-old on all nine counts, including aggravated murder, felonious assault, and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors had argued that Flynn shot his 37-year-old wife twice in the back of the head while she slept and subsequently staged a home invasion and fabricated a 911 call about an unknown intruder to conceal the crime. Key evidence presented by the state included emotional testimony from Flynn's former mistress, who read text messages from a massive 107,000-message archive detailing Flynn's explicit desires and plans to kill his wife to avoid divorce consequences. Flynn, who broke down in tears as the verdict was read, was escorted from the courtroom in handcuffs and faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole at his upcoming sentencing hearing on October 5.