‘American Idol’ star Caleb Flynn allegedly texted mistress about wife’s murder

"American Idol" alum Caleb Flynn's trial for the murder of his wife is officially underway.

Opening statements took place in an Ohio courtroom Friday, Sept. 18, where prosecutors laid out their case against the singer, who is accused of killing his wife Ashley Flynn in February, alleging he sent more than 100,000 messages to a mistress about his desire to carry out the crime.

“I choose you. I’m free,” Flynn wrote the night before the killing, according to prosecutor Paul M. Watkins. “Actions will come tomorrow. February 16, a day I’ll never forget.”

Caleb Flynn, who was a contestant on Season 12 of "American Idol," was arrested in February after he told police someone broke into their Ohio home and shot Ashley Flynn.

He has been charged with one count of aggravated murder, three counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault, three counts of tampering with evidence and two counts of intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness, following a grand jury indictment in March. He pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors allege Flynn used a handgun to kill his wife and staged the scene to look like a burglary. Flynn told 911 dispatchers the garage door was open and that…

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