Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS, Associated Press Oct 5, 2026 | 3:20 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “ American Idol ” was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, after a jury convicted him last week of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. The judge said Caleb Flynn, 40, used his […]