Father-In-Law Testifies In Murder Trial Of Slain Daughter's Husband
Meghann Cuniff
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Todd Smith's daughter Ashley Flynn was shot to death in her home in Tipp City, Ohio, early on Feb. 16, 2026.
Her husband, Caleb Flynn, is on trial for her murder, and Smith testified as a prosecution witness today (Tuesday, September 22).
02:21 "Your daughter actually recently passed away. Is that correct, Mr. Smith?"
"Yes."
"When was that?"
"February 16, 2026."
"How old was she at that time?"
"37."
"Prior to that, what was your relationship with Ashley like?"
"Incredible. I always say, if God gave two perfect daughters, I had both of them. Ashley was very special. We always had a fun, laughing relationship, and she's probably the most encouraging person I'd ever had. She always would send encouraging, affirming notes, but yeah, we had a wonderful relationship."
03:58 "How long have you known the defendant?"
"I guess close to 17 years, 16 or 17 years."
"When did you first meet him?"
"Ash had us come down and went to a little restaurant and met him for the first time there."
"Was that when Ashley and Caleb were in college?"
"Yes."
04:21 "And throughout the years, what was your relationship with the defendant like?"
"I thought it was great. Thought it was great. We vacationed together. We did missions trips together. We remodeled two of their houses. We remodeled a little lake house. We we we did lots, almost everything together."
05:41 "Ashley and Caleb. They were in South Carolina. They moved home, and he had a some sort of a sales job. It didn't seem to be doing good, and I felt as fairness to Kayla and Ashley, since Matthew was in business with me at that time, I just felt it fair to invite Caleb to be in the business with us when when they moved back up here."
06:23 "What was his income?"
"It was around close to 200 last year."
"200?"
"$200,000 last year."
07:25 "Is this a fair and accurate depiction of his W2 for 2025?"
"Yes."
08:27 "Did you directly supervise the defendant, or did somebody else?"
"I was over everyone."
08:36 " We worked together on a lot of the demo jobs that we do, Matt and Caleb and I would go out and we nicknamed ourselves the A team because it always went so well, so smooth."
09:52 "Can you tell the jury about other payment methods that you have made towards the defendant and Ashley?"
"Yeah, about three years ago, we've gotten a good idea to start dispersing, you know, some of your the inheritance to your kids, so that you could watch them enjoy it. And so, three years ago, we we did that in like a lump sum at the end of the year."
11:11 "It was around $800, $850, something like that a month. I don't, I don't really know exactly. My wife took care of sending that check."
11:29 "Did you vacation together?"
"Yes, we did."
"How frequently?"
"Usually a couple times a year. I would say so. That would be close to 30 times would be my guess."
"Who paid for those?"
"We would try to do take care of the lodging and do that and some of the meals, and but we would try to cover the lodging."
11:53 "And did the defendant attend all of those vacations?"
"Yes, all, but the the one in Gallenberg last year."
"Why didn't he attend?"
"He said he was sick."
"Had he ever missed a vacation before?"
"No."
12:16 "Prior to Ashley's death, how would you describe her marriage relationship with the defendant?"
"From my perspective, Caleb never let it seem like it was bad, and Ashley never did. So I assumed that it was okay."
12:53 "Did Caleb ever talk to you about his marriage?"
"Just he would ask for prayer requests that he could be the best husband and the best dad that he could be."
13:54 "We had just gotten to sleep. It seemed like it about midnight, and I had a call at 3o'clock in the morning from my wife, and she said, 'Ashley has been murdered in her bed.' 'What?' I said, "No way.' And she said, 'Yes.' And I don't remember what else, but I said, 'Okay, well, we're headed home,' and I hung the phone up, and then I told my buddies. I said, 'You guys,' I said, 'My daughter has been murdered in her house.'"
16:02 "But I thought, how in the world? I always thought that those dogs would be one of the best defenses about against anything in that house because they were-you could be in the cul-de-sac and almost they're starting to bark. And I thought, how in the world did that happen and those dogs not go bananas, and it just didn't make sense. Nothing of that made sense to me. And then I even Googled. I said, "Can a Christian man snap and shoot his wife and kill his wife?' I get a Google on that because I thought, and then I called Jill on one of the calls, and I said, 'Babe, I said, I don't nothing makes sense.' I said, 'This really doesn't look good on Caleb.' And she said, 'Don't even go there. And at that time, I had to suppress it and truly forget it because my wife's well-being was worth way more than any feeling or thoughts that I had."
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I know its not about money but how generous and what a comfortable life with that beautiful little wife.those lovely in laws 😢😢
Father-In-Law Testifies In Murder Trial Of Slain Daughter's Husband
Meghann Cuniff
133,695 views
Todd Smith's daughter Ashley Flynn was shot to death in her home in Tipp City, Ohio, early on Feb. 16, 2026.
Her husband, Caleb Flynn, is on trial for her murder, and Smith testified as a prosecution witness today (Tuesday, September 22).
02:21 "Your daughter actually recently passed away. Is that correct, Mr. Smith?"
"Yes."
"When was that?"
"February 16, 2026."
"How old was she at that time?"
"37."
"Prior to that, what was your relationship with Ashley like?"
"Incredible. I always say, if God gave two perfect daughters, I had both of them. Ashley was very special. We always had a fun, laughing relationship, and she's probably the most encouraging person I'd ever had. She always would send encouraging, affirming notes, but yeah, we had a wonderful relationship."
03:58 "How long have you known the defendant?"
"I guess close to 17 years, 16 or 17 years."
"When did you first meet him?"
"Ash had us come down and went to a little restaurant and met him for the first time there."
"Was that when Ashley and Caleb were in college?"
"Yes."
04:21 "And throughout the years, what was your relationship with the defendant like?"
"I thought it was great. Thought it was great. We vacationed together. We did missions trips together. We remodeled two of their houses. We remodeled a little lake house. We we we did lots, almost everything together."
05:41 "Ashley and Caleb. They were in South Carolina. They moved home, and he had a some sort of a sales job. It didn't seem to be doing good, and I felt as fairness to Kayla and Ashley, since Matthew was in business with me at that time, I just felt it fair to invite Caleb to be in the business with us when when they moved back up here."
06:23 "What was his income?"
"It was around close to 200 last year."
"200?"
"$200,000 last year."
07:25 "Is this a fair and accurate depiction of his W2 for 2025?"
"Yes."
08:27 "Did you directly supervise the defendant, or did somebody else?"
"I was over everyone."
08:36 " We worked together on a lot of the demo jobs that we do, Matt and Caleb and I would go out and we nicknamed ourselves the A team because it always went so well, so smooth."
09:52 "Can you tell the jury about other payment methods that you have made towards the defendant and Ashley?"
"Yeah, about three years ago, we've gotten a good idea to start dispersing, you know, some of your the inheritance to your kids, so that you could watch them enjoy it. And so, three years ago, we we did that in like a lump sum at the end of the year."
11:11 "It was around $800, $850, something like that a month. I don't, I don't really know exactly. My wife took care of sending that check."
11:29 "Did you vacation together?"
"Yes, we did."
"How frequently?"
"Usually a couple times a year. I would say so. That would be close to 30 times would be my guess."
"Who paid for those?"
"We would try to do take care of the lodging and do that and some of the meals, and but we would try to cover the lodging."
11:53 "And did the defendant attend all of those vacations?"
"Yes, all, but the the one in Gallenberg last year."
"Why didn't he attend?"
"He said he was sick."
"Had he ever missed a vacation before?"
"No."
12:16 "Prior to Ashley's death, how would you describe her marriage relationship with the defendant?"
"From my perspective, Caleb never let it seem like it was bad, and Ashley never did. So I assumed that it was okay."
12:53 "Did Caleb ever talk to you about his marriage?"
"Just he would ask for prayer requests that he could be the best husband and the best dad that he could be."
13:54 "We had just gotten to sleep. It seemed like it about midnight, and I had a call at 3o'clock in the morning from my wife, and she said, 'Ashley has been murdered in her bed.' 'What?' I said, "No way.' And she said, 'Yes.' And I don't remember what else, but I said, 'Okay, well, we're headed home,' and I hung the phone up, and then I told my buddies. I said, 'You guys,' I said, 'My daughter has been murdered in her house.'"
16:02 "But I thought, how in the world? I always thought that those dogs would be one of the best defenses about against anything in that house because they were-you could be in the cul-de-sac and almost they're starting to bark. And I thought, how in the world did that happen and those dogs not go bananas, and it just didn't make sense. Nothing of that made sense to me. And then I even Googled. I said, "Can a Christian man snap and shoot his wife and kill his wife?' I get a Google on that because I thought, and then I called Jill on one of the calls, and I said, 'Babe, I said, I don't nothing makes sense.' I said, 'This really doesn't look good on Caleb.' And she said, 'Don't even go there. And at that time, I had to suppress it and truly forget it because my wife's well-being was worth way more than any feeling or thoughts that I had."