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‘American Idol’ star Caleb Flynn found guilty of killing wife in sick plan to start new life with his young mistress
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Flynn hatched the horrific scheme after a yearslong affair with with Alleigha Botner, 24, whom he met in 2022 while she was a 20-year-old intern at the church where he served as a music pastor, prosecutors said.
- Flynn hatched the horrific scheme after a yearslong affair with with Alleigha Botner, 24, whom he met in 2022 while she was a 20-year-old intern at the church where he served as a music pastor, prosecutors said.
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- ‘American Idol’ star Caleb Flynn found guilty of killing wife in sick plan to start new life with his young mistress
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- Right: Flynn hatched the horrific scheme after a yearslong affair with with Alleigha Botner, 24, whom he met in 2022 while she was a 20-year-old intern at the church where he served as a music pastor, prosecutors said.
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