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5 min readDiabolical Day In Court
On the witness stand in a Tib City, Ohio courtroom, Alia Bottner was forced to read her own text messages out loud. One of them, from July 10th, 2025, was so painful she could barely get the words out: she had texted Caleb Flynn that she wanted to kill his wife, Ashley. Caleb replied, "that makes two of us." This was not a one-off comment. The court would spend days going through 34 books of messages—107,000 GroupMe texts, more than half of them sent by Alia. And the trial of Caleb Flynn, the former American Idol contestant and worship leader accused of murdering his wife Ashley in February 2025, was only getting started.
The Affair That Turned Deadly
Caleb and Alia's relationship had been going on for years. Under cross-examination, the court learned that Caleb had taken Alia's virginity. She was deeply invested, and deeply jealous. She would blow up his phone whenever he spent time with his wife. When Caleb and Ashley went on an anniversary cruise in August 2025, Alia's texts shifted from "I hate Ashley" and "I want to kill her" to something more concrete: making a plan.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:03) **Ad Break** - Calci and Jerry commercials.
- 2 (01:22) **The Mistress Takes the Stand** - Lyndon Blake introduces the "diabolical" testimony of Alia Bottner, Caleb Flynn's mistress, at the center of the murder trial.
- 3 (03:01) **Ashley Flynn's Character and the Affair's Origin** - The host establishes who Ashley was and that she was aware of an inappropriate relationship between Caleb and Alia.
- 4 (04:19) **The "I Want to Kill Her" Text** - The most damning text message from Alia is read aloud, revealing the couple's shared desire for Ashley's death.
- 5 (05:34) **The Scope of the Messages** - The sheer volume of the affair's communication is revealed, along with Alia's unhinged behavior.
- 6 (06:19) **From Affair to Murder Plot** - The timeline of the affair shifts from hateful texts to an actual murder plan.
- 7 (07:37) **The Final Ultimatum** - Alia issues a devastating ultimatum, pitting Caleb against his own daughters, leading to a chilling text.
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Show Notes
The alleged mistress was forced to read her text messages aloud in court as the Caleb Flyn trial hit the one-week mark. Now, the damning words Alleigha Botner allegedly said about Ashley Flynn are coming to light. Could those messages lead to charges in Ashley’s murder?
Ep. 44
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