Caleb Flynn Couldn’t Keep Both Lives — The Jury Saw Why

For eighteen months, Caleb Flynn maintained an affair with Alleigha Botner while staying married to Ashley Flynn, keeping his family life, job, and church identity intact. Prosecutors argued that conflict became motive. Then they showed the jury the digital trail Flynn left behind.

Jurors saw 107,000 messages between Flynn and Botner. They heard testimony about messages in which Flynn discussed wanting Ashley dead and thinking about ways to kill her without going to jail. Investigators testified about data recovered from his phone and other devices after apps had been deleted. The State paired that evidence with surveillance and...