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Uwa Ede-Osifo

Former American Idol contestant found guilty of killing wife during affair

Man in suit at long table in court next to woman in business attire.
Caleb Flynn (left) and Emily Smith, one of his attorneys, on 28 September in Troy, Ohio. Photograph: AP

Caleb Flynn, the former Ohio music pastor and one-time American Idol contestant accused of killing his wife to pursue a lover, was convicted of her murder on Tuesday.

As a judge read the guilty verdict, 40-year-old Flynn cried, shaking his head and closing his eyes at times. He faces up to life in prison.

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