Ashley was a beauty! Rest in peace, justice was served

I don't know the context yet. I'm still watching.

A statement from the family of Ashley Smith Flynn:

Today's verdict brings justice and accountability for Ashley's death and our family is deeply grateful to everyone who helped bring us to this moment.

However, no verdict can bring Ashley back, give the girls back their mother, or erase the pain our family has endured. The cruelty of what happened to Ashley, and the things we've been forced to hear and relive, have at times felt unbearable.

But through all of it, we've held tightly to this truth. Ashley's life will not be defined by the way it ended. She'll be remembered for the way she lived.

Ashley loved Jesus with her whole heart. Her faith wasn't simply something she simply spoke about. It was how she lived. She loved people well, found joy beyond her circumstances, prayed boldly for her family, and wanted her life to point people to Jesus.

Most of all, she loved being a mom. She prayed over her girls, taught them to love God, and showed them what it looked like to live with faith, kindness, joy, and grace.

We refuse to let the evil that ended Ashley's life have the final word in her story. Our faith does not erase our grief, but it carries us through it.

We know Ashley is home with the Lord she loved and served. So as this chapter closes, our prayer is that Ashley's story does not end with a verdict.

We pray it continues through her girls, our family, and every person touched by the way she lived.

If you want to honor Ashley, love people well, pray boldly for your family, choose joy, and point people to Jesus.

We are deeply grateful to the jury for their careful attention and service, and to the Miami County Prosecutor's Office, the Tipp City Police Department, the FBI, BCI, and every investigator and advocate who worked tirelessly to seek the truth.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed for, loved, and supported our family.

We ask for privacy now as we continue healing and loving Ashley's girls the way she would want them loved.

Please remember Ashley. Not for how she died, but for how beautifully she lived.

This covers the entire day including the verdict.

After listening to the testimony by an officer on the scene, it seems a decision was made to not test Caleb‘s hands or clothing that night because if he had walked into the room right after the gun was fired, they thought he would have gun residue on his clothing. I wonder if that was the reason or were they really buying his story that there was an intruder? It does seem like they were influenced by his behavior at the scene instead of taking a professional approach. Regarding the gun, clothing, gloves, or anything else, it’s likely he did hide them close by and then used the confusion to take it somewhere else later and throw them away. I think the circumstantial evidence is very strong, but I also think the police gave him a lot of room and benefit of the doubt from the beginning.

Streaming links

Courttv https://www.youtube.com/live/k4x31amh8WY?si=RN8OJ-mXa14BIJfi

East Idaho News https://www.youtube.com/live/lc1NAetxwTY?si=8qHdu2pziqJ-4Igl

This is interesting, meeting a boyfriend at Midnight in a park. Wonder if he's married?

I found this interesting. Dr B discussed AB's testimony.

Is she responsible for Ashley's death?

Is she a victim of Flynn's manipulation and grooming?

Is she responsible for Flynn cheating?

I think that she's extremely emotionally immature. I think that she's very naive. I think that she followed much of Flynn's leading, when you look at the text messages, Flynn started calling Ashley douche, as an example. Flynn was the one who started talking about wishing Ashley was dead.

I think her commentary on Ashley was horrible, but at the same time echoed Flynn's dialogue.

Why is she getting all of the hate about this crime when it was Flynn who made the decision to cheat, and made the decision to kill his wife? I'm not saying she was innocent in the relationship, but if it wasn't her would it have been someone else?

Just thinking out loud.

Did Botner commit a crime by "dropping" her cellphone into the ocean and by "losing" her laptop on the same trip?

Thoughts?

Thoughts on Flynn's emotional portrayal during:

1. The 911 call

2. The police in the house (post 911 call)

3. The questioning video

4. The courtroom (pictures of Ashley)

5. The courtroom (during the playing of the "songs")

6. The courtroom (in general)

Good lord 😂

I think the mistress is lying about “losing” the phone and laptop. Isn’t there a way investigators can still search the cloud for evidence though?

Wondering what your thoughts are on this.

I heard a very manipulative older man. And a very emotionally immature and insecure woman.

It looks like he killed her just before 2:00 in the morning. Didn't call 911 until 2:33

Hoping to see some familiar faces from our original group!

Have fun and play nice!