Former 'American Idol' Contestant Breaks Down In Tears At His Murder Trial

He was a bright eyed and eager contestant when he appeared on American Idol. We waited all day for you. Well, good things come to those who wait. Today, Caleb Flynn is almost unrecognizable. Gaunt and weepy as he sits in an Ohio courtroom accused of murdering his wife. My name is Caleb Flynn. Caleb Flynn sang on Idol in 2013, where he praised his wife, Ashley. I love my wife more than anything. She is very, very pretty. Just I love her. But Flynn is now accused of shooting Ashley to death inside their home 13 years later and staging the crime scene to make it look like a break in. Oh, my God. Somebody broke into my home. Somebody broke into my home and shot my wife. Please, please hurry. My wife, she's got two shots to her head. When cops rushed to the house, they found Flynn in a state of distress. Is she gone? Just look at this. Look at me. When the video was played at his murder trial, Flynn broke down in tears. So what was the alleged motive behind the killing? Well, prosecutors say Flynn had a years long affair with a woman he met at church and had actually sent the mistress an astonishing one hundred thousand text messages expressing love and a dream to one day live together. The prosecutor read from those alleged messages. I was up until four a.m. last night crying, literally trying to think of ways to kill her and not go to jail. If I could literally kill her and not go to hell, I would do it in a heartbeat. That is how dark and how hateful I feel. The prosecution says that the text messages between Caleb Flynn and his mistress show a clear plan and motive for murder. Flynn's lawyer conceded he had the affair, but told the court he is innocent of the killing. Caleb is not on trial for being a bad husband. He's not on trial for cheating. A man can fail as a husband without being a murderer.