A husband wakes in the middle of the night to discover his wife has been shot dead in their bed. He tells police an intruder has broken into their home, fired two shots and disappeared into the darkness. But there's just one problem: the evidence doesn't quite add up.
In February 2026, 37-year-old Ashley Flynn was murdered inside her family home in Tip City, Ohio. Her husband, Caleb Flynn, tells police that an unknown gunman entered through the garage and shot Ashley while she slept. But as officers investigate, a series of increasingly suspicious details begin to emerge. A missing handgun, a suspiciously open garage door, a sniffer dog that can't find an intruder's scent and a husband whose story doesn't quite hold together.
As detectives begin questioning Caleb, inconsistencies start to surface. Neighbours report arguments, questions are raised about the couple's marriage, and police discover that Caleb has been deleting messages from his phone.
But when investigators finally get their hands on his digital records, they uncover thousands of messages to a number that certainly doesn't belong to Ashley.
In part one of this two-part deep dive, Cheryl and Nikki explore the murder of Ashley Flynn, the initial police investigation and the growing suspicions surrounding the man who claimed to be her grieving husband.
Because sometimes, the biggest clues aren't found at the crime scene. They're sitting right there on someone's phone.
This episode discusses domestic violence, coercive control, gun violence, murder and descriptions of injuries. Not suitable for listeners under 18.
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