Caleb Flynn Gets Life Without Parole Plus 16 Years for Wife's Murder
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Updated · CNN · Oct 5
Caleb Flynn Gets Life Without Parole Plus 16 Years for Wife's Murder
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Oct 5
Summary
Life without parole plus 16 consecutive years was imposed on Caleb Flynn after his conviction for fatally shooting his wife, Ashley, in their Ohio home and staging the scene as an intruder attack.
Two daughters, ages 10 and 12, drove the emotional sentencing hearing through letters read in court, asking why he hated their mother and urging him to confess and repent.
Flynn, 40, cried, apologized for his affair and hateful comments about Ashley, but still denied killing her and said he would keep fighting for his innocence.
Prosecutors said his nearly 2-year affair with 24-year-old Alleigha Botner helped motivate the murder, while Judge Jeannine Pratt said the maximum sentence was needed for accountability and justice.