India, Oct. 6 -- Caleb Flynn Sentenced to Life Without Parole: The courtroom became a painful reminder of how dramatically Caleb Flynn's life had changed when his two daughters' words were read aloud during his sentencing in Ohio. The former American Idol contestant and music pastor, once seen publicly as a devoted husband and father, now faces the rest of his life behind bars for killing his wife, Ashley Flynn.

A Miami County jury convicted Flynn, 40, on September 29 after an eight-day trial over Ashley's February 16 death at the family's home in Tipp City. On Monday, October 5, Judge Jeannine Pratt sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The court heard emotional statements from Ashley's family and Flynn's da...