This is a new follow up to last week’s episode on Ashley Flynn’s death. We cover the trial of her husband, Caleb Flynn. Prosecutors argued that Caleb staged a home invasion after killing Ashley, while the defense maintained the state had built a circumstantial case around an affair, with no recovered murder weapon, eyewitness, or gunshot residue evidence.

Over eight days of proceedings, the jury heard testimony about the garage door, the missing 9 mm handgun, phone and Apple Watch data, and more than 107,000 messages between Caleb and Alleigha Botner. On September 29, 2026, the jury found Caleb guilty on all nine felony counts and the firearm specifications. Sentencing is scheduled for October 5, and the defense has indicated it intends to appeal.

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3. CNN: Closings wrap in murder trial of former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn (Sept. 29, 2026.)

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5. CNN live coverage: Prosecutors highlight Caleb Flynn’s affair in opening statement (Sept. 18, 2026.)

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7. Tipp Gazette: Flynn trial day one: Stunning text messages subject of opening statements (Sept. 2026.)

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9. WLWT: Jurors begin deliberations in Caleb Flynn trial (updated Sept. 29, 2026.)

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11. Dayton Daily News: What to know from Day 2 of testimony (Sept. 21, 2026.)

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13. Tipp Gazette: Tipp officers, paramedic discuss response to home following Ashley Flynn’s death (Sept. 18, 2026.)

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15. WHIO: Law enforcement, coroner’s office testify in Caleb Flynn murder trial (Sept. 21, 2026.)

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17. Journal-News: Family shocked by Ashley Flynn’s death, husband’s affair (Sept. 22, 2026.)

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23. WHIO: Prosecution calls more witnesses on Day 5 (Sept. 23, 2026.)

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43. WLWT: Both sides rest after testimony focuses on digital evidence (Sept. 28, 2026.)

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45. ABC News: Caleb Flynn denies killing wife in police interview played at trial (Sept. 28, 2026.)

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51. Dayton Daily News: “The bottom line is he did it,” prosecutor says (Sept. 29, 2026.)

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55. WLWT: Caleb Flynn found guilty on all charges in wife’s death (updated Sept. 29, 2026.)

56. https://www.wlwt.com/article/verdict-watch-jury-deliberations-caleb-flynn-murder-trial/73939967

57. NBC News: Caleb Flynn, former ‘American Idol’ singer, found guilty of wife’s murder (updated Sept. 29, 2026.)

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In late 2019, 69 year old Patricia Bennett suddenly stopped answering calls from her family. Messages continued coming from her phone, but her grandson John knew something was wrong. The wording did not sound like Patricia, and no matter how often he asked, he could not hear her voice.

As police checked the shifting stories told by Patricia’s daughter, Carol Rey, the lies began to unravel. Patricia was not at her sister’s house or at the doctor’s office, and her phone was found hidden inside the home. We cover Patricia’s disappearance, John’s persistence, and the investigation that revealed what had happened to her.

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From the archive, we are revisiting the disappearance of former NBA player Bison Dele.In July 2002, Bison Dele, his girlfriend Serena Karlan, and boat captain Bertrand Saldo vanished while sailing through the South Pacific. Bison’s older brother, Miles Dabord, was the only person to return from the trip. When he arrived in Tahiti, Bison’s catamaran had been repainted and renamed.

As investigators searched for answers, they uncovered evidence that someone had been using Bison’s identity after he disappeared. Authorities came to believe Miles was responsible for the deaths of Bison, Serena, and Bertrand, but he died later that year before the case could ever be resolved in court. No bodies were found, and what happened aboard that boat remains a mystery.

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In June 1994, Vickie Beckham dropped her three children off for a visit with their father and was supposed to go to work. Hours later, she was found dead behind the wheel of her car in a ditch along a rural South Carolina road. Her vehicle had barely any damage, but Vickie had catastrophic injuries that could not be explained by a crash.

Investigators quickly realized someone had tried to stage Vickie's death as an accident. More than a year later, an arrest brought police a detailed account of an alleged murder for hire plot involving Vickie's estranged husband, Stephen Beckham, and Richard Anderson. We follow the investigation, the evidence presented at trial, and the convictions that followed.

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In February 2026, Ashley Flynn was fatally shot inside her Tipp City, Ohio, home while her two young daughters slept nearby. Her husband, former worship pastor Caleb Flynn, called 911 and said an intruder had broken in, taken a gun from his truck, and shot Ashley.

Investigators soon questioned whether the scene matched that account. Caleb was later charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, and witness intimidation. Prosecutors allege Ashley's death was planned and that the scene was staged to look like a burglary. Caleb has pleaded not guilty, and the charges have not been proven.

We tell Ashley's story and follow the murder trial now underway, including the evidence and testimony the jury is hearing for the first time.

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1. Ashley Elizabeth Flynn Obituary Feb 16, 2026 - Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home

2. Loved Ones of Wife Allegedly Murdered by American Idol Contestant Are Focused on Supporting Her 2 Young Daughters (Exclusive)

3. A Former American Idol Contestant Is Accused of Killing His Wife. Here's What We Know About Suspect Caleb Flynn.

4. Pastor Husband Charged in Wife’s Twisted Murder

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8. Ashley Flynn murder case: What we know six months later | Crime | daytondailynews.com

9. Is Caleb Flynn media coverage too intense for a fair murder trial? | Crime | daytondailynews.com

10. Ex-'American Idol' contestant staged crime scene in alleged murder of wife: court docs

11. "IS SHE GONE?": Bodycam shows Caleb Flynn sobbing, throwing up after wife found shot in bed

12. 'With broken hearts, we chose to celebrate’: Ashley Flynn’s family honors her on birthday

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16. Worship Leader Resigns ‘Without Explanation’ After Caleb Flynn Charged With Wife’s Murder

17. American Idol's Caleb Flynn Faces Additional Charges in Wife Ashley Flynn's Murder Case | Oxygen

18. LISTEN: ‘There’s blood everywhere’: 911 call released in Ashley Flynn murder case | Local | daytondailynews.com 

19. Braham graduate Caleb Flynn heads to Hollywood on "American Idol" | Free | hometownsource.com

20. Jury will visit murder scene, but Caleb Flynn won’t | Court TV

21. ‘American Idol’ alum Caleb Flynn indicted for wife’s murder | Court TV

22. Friends remember Ashley Flynn’s kindness, passion for life | WDTN.com

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Former plastic surgeon Tomasz Kosowski is currently on trial in Florida for the 2023 disappearance and alleged murder of attorney Steven Cozzi. Steven represented defendants in a civil lawsuit Tomasz had filed, and prosecutors allege Tomasz became increasingly angry with the case before planning the attack.

Steven vanished from the Largo law office where he worked, leaving his wallet, keys, and phone behind. His body has never been found. Prosecutors say surveillance footage, phone data, and forensic evidence connect Tomasz to the crime. Tomasz has pleaded not guilty, is representing himself in a bench trial, and a judge will decide the case.

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4. Exclusive: Lawyer who found Cozzi crime scene speaks

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9. Plastic surgeon charged in lawyer’s killing to be held without bond | Court TV

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14. Plastic surgeon withdraws all opposition to the death penalty as he represents himself on murder charges | Court TV

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20. Chilling details emerge in case of Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer

21. Defense attorney breaks down case surrounding missing Largo attorney Steven Cozzi | WFLA

22. Inside the Bitter Battle That Ended With Florida Plastic Surgeon’s Murder Charge

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On March 24, 2013, Aliza Sherman went to downtown Cleveland to meet with Gregory Moore, the attorney handling her contentious divorce. She arrived early, waited outside his locked office building, and exchanged messages with him. Minutes later, Aliza was attacked and fatally stabbed.

For more than a decade, her murder remained unsolved. In 2025, a grand jury indicted Moore, Aliza's former divorce attorney, on charges including aggravated murder, conspiracy, murder, and kidnapping. Prosecutors allege he deceived Aliza into waiting outside the office and either participated in or arranged the attack. Moore has pleaded not guilty, and the charges have not been proven. We examine the suspicious messages, the missing evidence, the years of unanswered questions, and the case that is now moving through the courts.

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9. Potential new evidence arises in Sherman murder case

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12. Aliza Sherman 'Walk for Justice'

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On September 21, 2023, Austin Kanuch and his wife closed on a new home where they planned to raise their family. Before they could move, someone entered their rental home in the early morning hours, attacked Austin in his bedroom, and left his wife Mary and their young son physically unharmed.

Investigators believe Austin was targeted. Nothing was stolen, no one else in the house was injured, and detectives found no known conflict in Austin's work, relationships, or personal life that explains why someone would want him dead. Nearly two years later, surveillance video showed an unidentified person arriving at Austin's street on a mountain bike shortly before the attack and leaving again afterward. The rider's face is not visible, but investigators believe someone may recognize the route, the bike, or the person.

Austin was a devoted father of three, husband, son, friend, singer, car enthusiast, and barbecue fanatic. Nearly three years later, his murder remains unsolved, and up to $40,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest. We share Austin's story and the questions his family still needs answered.

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1. Crimestoppers flyer 

2. https://www.click2houston.com/video/houston-life/2025/05/29/20k-reward-offered-help-solve-the-2023-murder-of-austin-kanuch/

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On September 19, 2024, Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins and Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines ate lunch together in Whitesburg, Kentucky, then walked back to the courthouse for a private conversation in the judge's chambers. Nearly 10 minutes later, surveillance video showed Stines pull out his gun and shoot Mullins. The video has no audio, leaving the central question unanswered: what was said in that room before the shooting?

Stines surrendered at the courthouse and is charged with murder of a public official. He has pleaded not guilty. His defense is expected to focus on his mental condition in the days surrounding the killing, including reports that he had not slept, had become paranoid about his family, and appeared to be in crisis. We also address the online rumor involving Stines's daughter, why the facts do not support it, and the federal civil lawsuit involving a former deputy whose crimes had been connected to Mullins's chambers.

The shooting was captured on camera. The man accused of firing the gun was identified immediately. But with no audio, a pending trial, and a motive that has not been publicly established, Kevin Mullins's family and a small Kentucky community are still waiting for answers.

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1. Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins fatally shot inside a courthouse, sheriff arrested, state police say | CNN

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6. New footage in the shooting death of Kentucky judge

7. Judge grants change of venue for former sheriff accused of killing judge

8. Kentucky sheriff accused of killing judge in chambers appears in court | WJHL | 

9. Wife, daughter of KY sheriff deny contact with slain judge | Lexington Herald Leader

10. Kentucky judge shot and killed in chambers, sheriff charged with murder: Officials 

11. Ex-sheriff indicted in judge's killing pleads not guilty at KY courthouse where shooting erupted

12. Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far, it remains a mystery

13. Kentucky sheriff fatally shot a judge in courthouse chambers, officials say

14. Ex-Letcher Co. sheriff in psychosis days after shooting judge, records say

15. Former KY sheriff accused of killing judge asks for indictment to be dismissed

16. CI, 24-CR-00204, COMMONWEALTH VS. STINES, SHAWN

17. Civil suit exposes sexual exploitation in Letcher County courts

18. Hearing reveals key details in civil case against Shawn Stines | Court TV

19. Civil suit exposes sexual exploitation in Letcher County courts

20. A former Kentucky sheriff who fatally shot judge was ‘losing it’ in the days before killing, friends said | CNN

21. Chilling Detail Dropped in Sheriff Mickey Stines Judge Slaying

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24. Kentucky sheriff charged with killing judge was in ‘tense’ lawsuit testimony days before

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27. https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2024-12-09/plaintiff-in-letcher-county-civil-suit-says-she-saw-video-of-judge-having-sex-in-his-office

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Between 2001 and 2017, at least 75 women were strangled or smothered in Chicago. Many were found in alleys, vacant buildings, garbage cans, and other places where it was easy for their deaths to become separate case files instead of a citywide emergency. The women were daughters, mothers, artists, business owners, caregivers, and friends. Their names included Angela Ford, Gwendolyn Williams, Nancy Walker, Margaret Gomez, Teresa Bunn, Hazel Lewis, and Rio Renee Holyfield.

In 2018, the Chicago Tribune identified 75 women whose cases showed a devastating pattern. 25 cases had been closed, while more than two thirds remained unsolved. Families and advocates had long questioned whether some of the murders were connected. The term "Chicago Strangler" became shorthand for those fears, but Chicago police have said there is no evidence that one person killed every woman in the group. The available evidence points to an even more difficult possibility: some cases may be linked, some may involve multiple offenders, and far too many families are still waiting for answers.

We discuss the women at the heart of these cases, the investigation that revealed the scale of the failures, and the work advocates continue to do to make sure they are not forgotten.

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In June 2006, 24 year old Lori Ann Slesinski left an Auburn Walmart to pick up drink mixes before a night at her best friend’s house. She never arrived. Days later, her Yorkshire Terrier, Peanut, was found safe in her mobile home, but Lori was gone. Her kitchen rugs and telephone cord were missing, the answering machine messages had disappeared, and her Mazda was later found burned on a secluded Auburn street.

Lori’s friend Derrill Richard Ennis, known as Rick, was the last person known to be with her. He claimed she had left to make a drug deal, but police found nothing to support that story. The case went cold for years, even as questions remained about the evidence inside Lori’s home and near her burned vehicle.

Sixteen years later, investigators rebuilt the case without Lori’s body. A jury ultimately found Derrill guilty of capital murder, but Lori’s remains have never been recovered. We cover Lori’s disappearance, the cold case investigation, and the trial that brought her family a measure of justice.

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