Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn has been found guilty on all counts in the murder trial over the killing of his wife, Ashley Flynn, after prosecutors argued he staged the scene to make the shooting look like the work of an intruder.

Flynn, 40, was convicted Tuesday after a jury deliberated for roughly two and a half hours in Miami County Common Pleas Court in Troy, Ohio.

The verdict ends a nearly seven-month investigation and trial stemming from the February 16 shooting of Ashley Flynn, 37, at the couple’s home in Tipp City.

Flynn had called 911 in the early morning hours after Ashley was shot, telling authorities that someone had broken into the home and killed his wife. Police arrived and found Ashley dead in the bedroom after suffering two gunshot wounds.

Prosecutors argued that there was never evidence supporting Flynn’s claim that an unknown intruder entered the home. Investigators found no trace of a fleeing suspect, while prosecutors said damage to the garage door was inconsistent with a typical break-in.

The firearm Flynn said he kept in his truck was also missing and has never been recovered. Prosecutors argued that the missing weapon, the condition of the scene and other evidence pointed back to Flynn.

A major part of the prosecution’s case involved Flynn’s affair with 24-year-old Alleigha Botner, a fellow worship leader at his church. Botner testified about their relationship and read messages Flynn had sent in which he expressed hatred toward his wife and discussed killing her.

In one message from August 2025, Flynn wrote that he had stayed awake until 4 a.m. thinking about ways to kill Ashley without going to prison.

Prosecutors also presented digital evidence they said contradicted Flynn’s account of what happened the night Ashley was killed. Investigators testified that his electronic devices showed substantial movement during the period when he told police he had been lying down with his daughters.

The prosecution called 40 witnesses during seven days of testimony. Jurors also visited the Flynn home and reviewed police body-camera footage from the night of the shooting.

The defense acknowledged Flynn’s affair but argued that infidelity and suspicious circumstances did not prove that he murdered his wife. Attorney Patrick Mulligan emphasized that investigators never recovered the murder weapon and argued that the prosecution's case was based largely on circumstantial evidence.

Prosecutors countered that the evidence had to be considered as a whole, pointing to Flynn’s communications with Botner, the alleged staged break-in, his changing accounts of the shooting and the digital evidence.

Flynn, who appeared emotional throughout closing arguments, had pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was previously charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence, although two misdemeanor intimidation counts were dismissed before deliberations.

The guilty verdict brings the trial to a close, but Flynn still faces sentencing. A conviction on the most serious charge could result in life imprisonment without parole.