Overview
- Closing arguments were delivered Tuesday and the judge will give jury instructions before deliberations begin on the February killing of Ashley Flynn.
- The state called about 40 witnesses over seven days, including Alleigha Botner who read portions of more than 100,000 messages she exchanged with Caleb Flynn that contained expressions of hatred and threats toward Ashley.
- An Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation analyst testified that phone records and an Apple Watch showed app deletions, message timestamps, and step counts in the early-morning hours that prosecutors say undercut Flynn’s account of events.
- The defense emphasized key physical gaps in the case: investigators never recovered the 9mm firearm, Flynn was not tested for gunshot residue, and officers did not find Ashley’s blood on his clothing; the defense called no witnesses.
- Flynn faces aggravated murder and related charges that carry life without parole if convicted, and the jury’s decision will hinge on whether they find the circumstantial digital timeline persuasive despite the absence of direct forensic proof.