{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Alleigha Botner Read WHAT in Caleb Flynn’s Texts?!","description":"Alleigha Botner’s testimony helped prosecutors put Caleb Flynn’s private words in front of the jury that convicted him of killing Ashley Flynn. The next question is whether any of those same messages could matter outside the criminal case.\n\nBotner testified about an affair that generated more than 100,000 messages. She read exchanges in which Flynn talked about Ashley being gone and about killing her. She also described deleting a message after Ashley’s death because she feared police would uncover the affair. Reporting from the trial further documented that she initially denied the relationship to federal investigators.\n\nFlynn is now convicted. Botner has not been charged in Ashley’s death. That distinction matters because civil liability cannot be built from disgust alone. Ohio has expressly abolished alienation-of-affection claims, which means Ashley’s family cannot simply sue a third party for having an affair with a married person.\n\nOhio’s wrongful-death statute is different. It allows a case against someone whose wrongful act, neglect, or default caused a death. That is a causation question, not a morality question. A plaintiff would need evidence tying the defendant’s own conduct to the killing in a legally recognized way.\n\nOhio also has a statute requiring a person who knows a felony is being committed to report it, subject to exceptions. No charge under that law has been brought against Botner, and the public record does not establish that a court has found she had the knowledge required by the statute.\n\nThe texts made her a central witness. They do not automatically make her a civil defendant. This episode separates what the jury heard from what a future lawsuit would actually have to prove.\n\nListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292\n\nWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1\n\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\n\nX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod\n\nThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.\n\n#CalebFlynn #AshleyFlynn #AlleighaBotner #HiddenKillers #CivilLawsuit #WrongfulDeath #OhioLaw #CalebFlynnMistress #TrueCrime #JusticeForAshley","author_name":"Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505-hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43872633/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}