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Mistress testifies in trial of "American Idol" contestant charged in wife's murder

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The Ohio trial of a former "American Idol" contestant and music pastor charged with murdering his wife earlier this year continued Thursday with the testimony of his mistress.

Alleigha Botner, 24, who had an affair with the defendant Caleb Flynn, 40, concluded two days of testimony by discussing the more than 100,000 text messages the two exchanged before Ashley Flynn's death.

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