Caleb Flynn murder trial: Daughters 'nervous' following mother Ashley's death, grandmother testifies Tuesday

Caleb Flynn's two preteen daughters seemed nervous after speaking privately with their father days following their mother's fatal shooting, according to testimony in his murder trial Tuesday. Jill Smith - the girls' grandmother and the mother of the victim, Ashley - testified that her son-in-law had asked to see his daughters several days after his wife was fatally shot inside their Tipp City, Ohio, home in February. Flynn was living separately from his girls while their home remained an active crime scene. Flynn previously told police he was lying in the girls' bedroom when he heard gunshots.

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1 dead — inside their Tipp City In their opening statement, prosecutors alleged Flynn believed if he could successfully frame a "faceless" intruder for his wife's murder, he would be able to keep his relationship with his mistress, full custody of his daughters, his "lucrative" job at his wife's family business and his position as a worship leader.