Ashley Flynn’s family wants financial records after husband charged with murder

The family of a woman allegedly killed by her husband has retained a lawyer and is seeking information on the couple’s finances, including a life insurance policy that lists the defendant as the “first heir.”

Caleb Flynn, 39, a former “American Idol” contestant, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing his wife, Ashley Flynn, at the couple’s home in Tipp City, Ohio, on February 16. Police say Caleb Flynn “committed a crime scene,” and audio from 911 shows Ashley telling a housekeeper that someone shot Ashley.

Caleb Flynn has been charged with murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of tampering with evidence, but a Miami County coroner told Fox News Digital that prosecutors are considering other charges. He has pleaded not guilty, and his bond is set at $2 million.

Prosecutors allege in court documents that Caleb Flynn used a 9mm handgun to prepare for the scene, causing police to “disappear”. [sic].

Attorneys for Ashley Flynn’s family on Wednesday filed court documents requesting information about Caleb and Ashley Flynn’s finances. According to the court’s request, Caleb Flynn is listed as the “primary beneficiary” of the life insurance policy. Fox News Digital is not naming family members after the court’s request.

The court also requests information about spouses’ bank accounts, retirement accounts, homes, cars and other financial records. Ashley Flynn’s family said Caleb Flynn “has the motive, opportunity, and means to dispose of these assets, transfer them to other people, or place them out of the reach of children and property.”

Ashley Flynn’s family also asked the court to issue a temporary domestic violence protection order that would prevent Caleb Flynn from withdrawing money from the couple’s financial accounts beyond necessary living expenses.

If Caleb Flynn is convicted, under Ohio’s “Slayer Statute”, he will not be eligible to receive the life insurance proceeds listed as beneficiaries, and they will go to the children. The law also applies to estates under wills, trusts and certain other financial policies.

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Caleb Flynn’s booking photo at the Miami County Jail, Dayton Ohio, Thursday, February 19, 2026. (Miami County Jail)

Caleb Flynn voluntarily agreed to speak with detectives from the Tipp Township Police Department at the station, according to the case report. According to court documents, two shotgun shells were found on the floor of the room.

Police also noticed that the center console of a 2024 Ford truck parked in the garage was open, which is where Caleb Flynn allegedly told the officer to keep his gun.

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Tipp City Police recently released a video showing Caleb Flynn as officers responded to the scene.

“Oh, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,” Caleb Flynn said as he cried in one video.

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A general view of Caleb and Ashley Flynn’s home where they were found shot to death earlier this month, in Tipp City, Ohio, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Leigh Green of Fox News Digital)

“Has he gone yet?” he asked. “What do I do with my daughters?”

“Mom is gone, I don’t know what to do,” Caleb Flynn said to his mom on the phone.

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Ashley and Caleb Flynn in an undated photo with their two children. (GoFundMe)

At one point, Caleb Flynn was seen throwing in the front yard of his house. The children’s grandmother was seen comforting Caleb Flynn as she said: “Girls don’t know.”

The couple had two daughters, who Caleb Flynn said were asleep when their mother was killed, according to body camera video.

In a 911 call obtained by Fox News Digital, Caleb Flynn told a 911 dispatcher that he found the door leading to the garage door “wide open” when the incident occurred.

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Body camera video shows Caleb Flynn reacting to his wife’s death at their Tipp City, Ohio home on Feb. 16, 2026. (Tipp Township Police Department)

In a supplemental crime report, a Tipp City police officer wrote that the side door to the garage was open, but was blocked.

“When we left the master bedroom we went to the garage where we saw the side door of the garage on the north side of the house was open. When we were looking at the door we saw that the door had a large fridge in front of it which would have to be pushed to open the door,” the officer wrote.

Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.

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