# Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn sentenced to life for wife's murder

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- CBC News, 2026-10-05 22:41 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/caleb-flynn-life-sentence-murder-9.7370229?cmp=rss

> Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor in Ohio who briefly appeared on American Idol, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole. A jury convicted him last week of murdering his wife while he was having an affair.

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