Sister of Caleb Flynns slain wife torches killer American Idol alum: We trusted you, we believed in you

The grieving sister of Caleb Flynn’s slain wife ripped the “American Idol” alum and ex-pastor at his sentencing Monday for putting on a phony, God-fearing facade while “living an entirely different life behind closed doors” – which culminated in the cold-blooded murder of her beloved sibling. Kayla Keyt slammed “the man I used to call my brother” for betraying her family and fracturing their church community during a gut-wrenching victim impact statement delivered moments before Flynn, 40, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting his wife, Ashley. “When Ashley died and we learned that you were responsible, we were as shocked as anyone,” Keyt said. “We trusted you, we believed in you, we honestly would have laid down our lives for you.And because of that, one of my greatest fears was that people would look at you and what you had done and begin questioning whether any of this – Christianity, faith, Jesus – was real,” continued the sister, who appeared calm and composed while reading her statement.

According to Keyt, children within their Christian church community have lived in a constant state of fear ever since Ashley, 37, was found executed in her bed in the early hours of Feb.16, while her and Flynn’s two daughters – then 9 and 11 years old – were just feet away inside of another room. “It would absolutely break Ashley’s heart to know that an entire group of children in Tipp City…have now experienced such fear, that some of them still run to their parents’ bedroom in the morning, making sure that no one broke in and shot their mother,” the sister revealed during Flynn’s Monday sentencing hearing. “You shattered the innocence of so many children – many of them having to learn the words murder, affair, burglary for the first time,” she continued. Flynn was found guilty of aggravated murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence after lying to police abo...