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Bombshell witness at American Idol murder trial. Lindsay Clancy back in court. Plus, Cornell lawsuit.

October 1, 2026·36 min·7-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of Dateline True Crime Weekly covers three major criminal cases: the conviction of former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn for murdering his wife to be with his lover, a renewed appeal in the Richard Allen Delphi double murder case centered on coerced confessions and

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Caleb FlynnAaliyah BotnerRichard AllenAbigail WilliamsLiberty GermanLindsay ClancyDoug Roller

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismMissing PersonsTrue Crime

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