rich 1.0 Caleb Flynn’s conviction closed the murder trial, but it did not erase the questions surrounding Alleigha Botner’s role in the evidence. Her own testimony put deleted messages, violent conversations, and a false denial to federal investigators into the public record. Prosecutors presented more than 100,000 messages between Flynn and Botner. Botner testified that Flynn repeatedly talked about Ashley being gone and that some conversations turned to killing her. On the morning Ashley was found dead, Botner texted Flynn asking whether he was involved, then deleted that message because she feared investigators would find the affair. The easy internet answer is “sue the mistress.” Ohio law does not work that way. The state has barred civil damages for alienation of affections since 1978. An affair, even an ugly one, is not enough by itself. A wrongful-death theory would require proof that Botner’s own wrongful act, neglect, or default caused Ashley’s death. That is a much harder legal question than whether she should have recognized danger in Flynn’s messages. Ohio also criminalizes knowingly failing to report a felony in certain circumstances, but Botner has not been charged under that statute and has not been charged with helping Flynn kill Ashley. Attorney Bob Motta and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke examine the gap between moral responsibility and legal responsibility. The evidence can be disturbing without automatically creating a viable claim, and a civil case would have to survive rules that are far stricter than public outrage. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This 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. #CalebFlynn #AlleighaBotner #AshleyFlynn #HiddenKillersLive #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #CivilLiability #OhioLaw #WrongfulDeath #TrueCrime Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367-hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43872637/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8961607/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>