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Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 3: Caleb's Prints Couldn't Answer WHAT?
The Caleb Flynn trial turned to fingerprints and neighborhood surveillance as jurors heard from BCI latent print expert Vicki Bartholomew and next-door neighbor Kimberly Bingaman. Bartholomew testified that palm prints recovered at the scene belonged to Caleb Flynn. She also said latent prints from the Ford truck door and a palm print from the minivan matched Caleb. During cross-examination, however, she said there was no way to determine when those prints had been deposited. Bingaman testified that her three dogs tend to be very vocal when something unusual happens nearby. She also described multiple cameras ar...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 36m 50s
Why Patrick Clancy Only Asked for One Thing at the Hospital
Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes what he said at Boston Children's Hospital after Callan was airlifted on January 24, 2023. He believed his youngest son had a chance. He made one request — three words. Callan didn't survive. In the full interview, Patrick revealed how Lindsay convinced her McLean Hospital doctors she was ready to leave five days before the killings. He described a panic attack off-camera at Plymouth Superior Court. He explained forgiving Lindsay without her asking. And he told the story of his first date with Rachel Danis — the coffee shop moment when she asked about the kids in his phone and...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 56m 8s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 3: What Did Ballistics Reveal About the Bullets?
Aaron Schultz and Alex Miller of BCI took jurors through the firearm evidence recovered from the scene after Ashley Flynn was killed, including the markings and striations they compared during their analysis. The two BCI experts testified about examining shell casings and bullets for markings, striations, and other indicators that can be compared across pieces of firearm evidence. Their analysis led them to testify that the two bullets recovered in the case came from the same gun. Schultz and Miller also testified that the gun used to kill Ashley had not been used in any ot...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 39m 3s
The Olney Father’s Book Described THIS Before Investigators Found the Chemicals
In 2014, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch published a book called Empathy: The Memoir of an Empathetic Serial Killer. He described strangling a woman named “Krista,” driving to an industrial supplier off Packer Avenue, buying a drum of sodium hydroxide, and using forty pounds of lye to dissolve her in a basement bathtub. He said it was fiction.R.C. died in May 2025. He was eighty-two. Never charged with a violent crime. His son Eugene—born in New Zealand while R.C. was a fugitive living under a stolen identity—inherited the house at 417 West Chew Avenue in Philadelphia’s Olney neighb...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 15m 53s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 3: DNA Scientists Found WHAT At The Scene?
DNA evidence took center stage in the Caleb Flynn trial as four BCI forensic scientists explained how multiple analysts worked through samples collected in the investigation into Ashley Flynn’s death. Nicole Augsback, Jennifer Akbar, Phillip Irion, and Andrea Weisenburger each described the laboratory process and how the DNA work was divided among the team. Weisenburger testified that she authored the final report and was responsible for the conclusions reached from that analysis. According to Weisenburger’s testimony, the DNA testing inside the home did not identify a contributor outside the people who lived there. The de...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 51m 9s
Why Patrick Clancy Told the Truth on His Very First Date
Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes that on his first date with Rachel Danis, he pulled out his phone at a coffee shop and showed her pictures. She asked who the children were. He told her they died. He didn't soften it. He didn't wait. Patrick described moving to New York City to grieve in anonymity — crying on Fifth Avenue where the crowd would walk past him without stopping. He said he didn't think he'd live to see 35 and was completely fine with that. He met Rachel running in Central Park. They married in April 2026 and are expecting a child. Patrick sa...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 17m 33s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 3: What Did The ATF K9 Find?
The search outside Ashley Flynn's home and the DNA work inside it came together in testimony from ATF Special Agent David McMullen and BCI DNA specialist Lindsay Koennig. McMullen testified that he and K9 Hilton made a thorough search around the house and along the wood line. According to McMullen, Hilton did not alert to any of the areas searched outside the home. That evidence lands in a case where prosecutors allege Caleb Flynn staged the scene to look like a home invasion and the defense says investigators wrongly focused on him. Koennig then described th...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 31m 45s
Caleb Flynn Called February 16 THIS in a Message to His Mistress
The night before Ashley Flynn was shot in her bed, her husband sent his mistress a message about the next day, and the Caleb Flynn trial opened with a prosecutor reading it out loud. This episode covers the American Idol murder trial in Tipp City, Ohio, from opening statements through the state's first twelve witnesses. Prosecutor Paul Watkins told the jury there were more than 100,000 messages between Caleb and the other woman in the year before Ashley died. He read two sent months apart: one about being up until 4 a.m. thinking of ways to kill her and not...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 31m 55s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 3: Todd Smith Searched WHAT After Ashley Died?
Ashley Flynn’s father, Todd Smith, gave jurors a look at Caleb Flynn’s financial position inside the Smith family business—and described the private question he eventually typed into Google after his daughter was killed.Todd testified that Caleb earned $195,000 in 2025 along with a $10,000 tax-free medical reimbursement. He planned to retire and divide the company 50/50 between Ashley and her sister Kayla, while Caleb’s earnings as a salesman could rise as company sales increased. Todd also described extra money the Smiths gave the Flynn family through the “GGFM fund” for trips and experiences. He said the Smiths paid...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 48m 49s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 3: Kayla Keyt Put WHAT Number On His Future?
The family business came directly into the Caleb Flynn trial when Ashley Flynn’s sister, Kayla Keyt, testified about Caleb’s income, his future with the company, and conversations the family had before Ashley was killed.Kayla testified that Caleb was earning roughly $200,000 a year as a salesman in the family company. She said her father intended to retire and divide the business between Kayla and Ashley, and that she had discussed the financial projections with Caleb. According to her testimony, those projections included the possibility of annual earnings in the $300,000 to $400,000 range.Kayla also walk...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 51m 1s
What Patrick Clancy Was Doing in the Back Room at Court
The internet decided Patrick Clancy was cold because he didn't perform grief the way they wanted to see it. Patrick told 60 Minutes what was actually happening: in the back room at Plymouth Superior Court, he was having a massive panic attack so severe he almost couldn't return to the witness stand. He forced himself back. He finished. And the people watching from their couches called him a suspect. Patrick also said he forgave Lindsay before she ever asked — that holding onto rage after reading the "Killer Mom" headlines would have consumed him. Robin Dreeke breaks down the collision between ho...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 14m 19s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 3: Ashley’s Mother Says Daughter Feared WHAT?!
The Caleb Flynn trial turned from police procedure to family testimony. Flynn faces charges including aggravated murder in the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn. Officer Will Roberts testified that Flynn voluntarily gave DNA, fingerprints, and clothing hours after Ashley’s death, while no gunshot-residue swab was requested. Jill Smith, Ashley’s mother, testified about the couple’s 15-year marriage, Caleb’s description of the night Ashley died, and the period when the family stayed together afterward. Smith said she later told Caleb that one of the girls was afraid to tell CPS and detectives the truth.Listen...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 44m 20s
Why Patrick Clancy Says Lindsay Fooled Everyone Around Her
Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes that mental illness is "tragically deceptive." That one phrase carries the weight of the entire Lindsay Clancy case. Lindsay checked herself into McLean Hospital on New Year's Day 2023 and was discharged five days later with no indication she was a danger to anyone. Patrick said she told him she wanted to come home. He described asking her afterward if she remembered what happened — she said it felt like a dream. He also told CBS he didn't know how to manage a postpartum illness. Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski to analyze what Patrick's first public interview si...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 24m 55s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 2: Why Did Police Search Botner's Accounts?
Officer Luke Velvman's testimony in the Caleb Flynn trial put Venmo, Gmail, a Blink camera account, and social media into the evidence story. The Tipp City officer testified that he drafted several search warrants as investigators gathered electronic records after Ashley Flynn's death. One warrant sought Venmo records for Alleigha Botner. Court testimony identified Botner as someone Caleb Flynn was involved with at the time Ashley died. Velvman also said investigators searched social-media information connected to Botner, expanding the digital review beyond Caleb's own accounts. The warrants reached other services as well. Velvman testified that he...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 16m 41s
What Was Sitting Behind Caleb Flynn's Garage Door That Night
Caleb Flynn told 911 that an intruder broke into his Tipp City, Ohio, home through the garage and shot his wife Ashley twice in the head. He told officers he was in the next room with their daughters. He told them his 9mm handgun was stolen from his truck in the garage. Prosecutors allege none of it happened the way Caleb described. They allege he shot Ashley himself and staged the entire house to look like a break-in.The evidence that allegedly shattered his story starts in the garage. Officers found the side door open -- the door...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 16m 13s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 2: Police Spent HOW Long Searching?
Detective Adam Bernard's Day 2 testimony in the Caleb Flynn trial focused on what investigators did after the initial scene work was over. The Tipp City detective described evidence collected in the days following Ashley Flynn's death, including electronic information obtained under a Microsoft search warrant. Cross-examination focused heavily on the firearm search. Bernard testified that he spent tens of hours searching the Flynn residence for the gun. He also said officers searched sewer drains. The testimony established that the search was lengthy and expanded outside the home's ordinary storage spaces. The defense also asked Bernard ab...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 55m 23s
Caleb Flynn's Trial AND JP Miller's FBI Investigation — The Evidence Speaks
Caleb Flynn told the world he loved his wife. John-Paul Miller told his congregation he was a man of God. Prosecutors in two separate cases allege both men were hiding lives that their wives and communities never saw. Caleb Flynn is on trial in Miami County, Ohio, for the February 2026 murder of his wife Ashley, 37. He faces 11 charges including aggravated murder. Prosecutors allege he shot her twice in the head inside their Tipp City home and staged the scene as a home invasion. He was arrested within 82 hours. His alleged mistress and his two young daughters are set to...
Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 59m 7s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 2: What Ryszek and Casto Found at Scene
Forensic testimony took center stage in the Caleb Flynn trial as crime scene technician Holly Ryszek and forensic pathologist Dr. Bryan Casto addressed different pieces of the evidence. Ryszek described testing and collection inside the Flynn home. Casto explained findings from Ashley Flynn's autopsy. Ryszek testified that swabs from the sink drain and shower drain in the master suite did not test positive for blood. She said suspected blood collected from light switches was blood. She also described collecting DNA swabs from numerous locations in the bedroom and master bathroom and from Caleb Flynn's truck. On...
Published: Sep 21, 2026Duration: 53m 6s
Siders 16 Kids: Her Attorney Claims She Can’t Understand WHAT?!
Elizabeth Siders’ attorney says she may not be competent to stand trial. He says she was married at 15, pregnant for two decades, and may not understand the wrongfulness of her own conduct. He’s requested both a competency evaluation and a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity evaluation.On September 16, she pleaded not guilty to 23 charges — 19 child endangerment counts and four felony counts involving the alleged abuse of a minor relative who is not one of her 16 children. The alleged conduct happened in 2022, when Elizabeth was 29.The record her defense has to overcome includes hospital deliveries in three Ohio cities, school...
Published: Sep 21, 2026Duration: 21m 7s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 2: Hammond Admitted They Never Recovered WHAT?!
Cross-examination of Ohio BCI Special Agent David Hammond shifted the Caleb Flynn trial away from what was photographed at the scene and toward what investigators never recovered. Hammond testified that the firearm used on Ashley Flynn was never found, giving the defense one of its clearest factual points from this stretch of testimony. Hammond also told jurors that he did not personally interview Caleb Flynn. Defense questioning pressed further into the garage evidence, where Hammond had previously criticized the appearance of the damaged door handle. On cross, he acknowledged that he neither weighed the refrigerator positioned against t...
Published: Sep 21, 2026Duration: 35m 5s