Video shows ‘American Idol’ contestant’s intense reaction over wife’s death — before being charged with her murder
Newly revealed bodycam footage shows hysterical one-time “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn vomiting after he allegedly murdered his wife as their two children slept nearby.
Video released by Tipp City police showed officers surveying the Feb. 16 crime scene as they responded to what they thought was a burglary gone wrong that ended with teacher Ashley Flynn’s slaying.
“Is she, is she gone, Sir?” sobs Caleb, 39, who had gushed about how much he loved his wife on the 2013 season of “Idol.”
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Ashley Flynn with husband Caleb, who has since been charged with her murder. Facebook / Ashley Flynn
“Oh, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,” he says — before later throwing up in apparent shock at the news his wife had been shot dead.
The footage shows a responding cop first telling another that they “have a homicide” with “a lady with a gunshot wound to the head in her bed.”
They then ask Caleb — who had reported a burglary — if he had any weapons.
“I have a shotgun,” he said. “A shotgun, and a 22, and like a pellet gun. I have a handgun in my truck. In the glovebox.”
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Cops also combed the garage, where they realized the center console of a truck was open, and searched to see if they could find any blood, which they couldn’t.
Caleb sounded inconsolable when he then called his mom.
“Ashley’s dead,” he said through tears. “Mommy’s she’s gone. I don’t know what to do.”
Moments later, Caleb said, “I’m gonna be sick” — with the video showing him bending over and apparently vomiting on the ground.
Officers also released a video showing Caleb hugging his mom after she arrived at the family home.
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Bodycam also showed Caleb vomiting and wailing. Tipp city PD
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Caleb allegedly used a 9mm shotgun to kill his wife. Tipp city PD
“The girls don’t know,” Caleb said of his two daughters with his slain wife.
Caleb has been accused of “staging” the scene and leading officers “astray” after claiming someone had broken into their home and gunned Ashley down, according to court papers seen by The Post.
But, he allegedly used a 9mm handgun to shoot beloved teacher Ashley.
Caleb, who gushed over his wife while on the 2013 season of the talent show, has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. He has also been charged with assault and tampering with evidence.
A preliminary hearing supposed to take place on Feb. 26 was postponed until March 26, and he remains in the Miami County Jail in Ohio on a $2 million bond.
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