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Caleb Flynn Trial Day 7: Ashley’s iPhone Notes Said WHAT? artwork

Caleb Flynn Trial Day 7: Ashley’s iPhone Notes Said WHAT?

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

September 28, 2026

Cross-examination of Ohio BCI criminal intelligence analyst Samantha Reeb shifted attention away from Caleb Flynn’s messages and onto information recovered from Ashley Flynn’s own phone.

Speakers Tony Brueski, Samantha Reeb

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Tony Brueski (0:00)

You're listening to continuing coverage in the trial of Caleb Flynn from the Hidden Killers podcast and True Crime Today. Now, back to the courtroom.

SPEAKER_2 (0:12)

You may.

SPEAKER_3 (0:20)

May I now show you what's been previously marked for our notification purposes, the census of the 293 Do you recognize that document?

Samantha Reeb (0:27)

Yes.

SPEAKER_3 (0:28)

What does it show?

Samantha Reeb (0:30)

These are, there's an image that was located in Alleigha Botner's device extraction, and then the, a screen capture of the image details that's listed in Celebrate.

SPEAKER_3 (0:46)

And what does the image show?

Samantha Reeb (0:48)

It shows that a, some sort of a claim was submitted for like a lost and found item, and the web address is the Frontier's web address, from Pierre Airlines.

SPEAKER_5 (1:02)

When was the screenshot created?

Samantha Reeb (1:05)

The screenshot was created on January 29th, 2026

SPEAKER_3 (1:09)

And what did you find in the way of relevant search, internet search history during that same time period?

Samantha Reeb (1:17)

Just prior to this screen capture, there were searches in Alleigha Botner's cell phone extraction for the Tampa Airport and also Frontier Airlines.

SPEAKER_3 (1:27)

Where is your publisher?

Samantha Reeb (1:29)

Humane.

SPEAKER_3 (2:11)

Thank you. Now, I'm going to do a list of the Turkish and Marathon identification purposes. It states, he said, 243 Do you recognize that document?

Samantha Reeb (2:21)

Yes.

SPEAKER_3 (2:21)

What do you recognize this to be?

Samantha Reeb (2:23)

This is a photo location mapping report that I completed from locations that extracted some Caleb Flynn's device.

SPEAKER_3 (2:31)

How did you prepare this core visual?

Samantha Reeb (2:34)

The permanent locations or the reliable locations were extracted from Caleb's device by Special Agent Joseph Wilhelm, and he provided that to me in a spreadsheet. I was able to map those locations and using that PLX software that I talked about earlier, and then also compare it to a message that was sent in the group me return by Caleb Flynn.

SPEAKER_3 (3:02)

What message was that?

Samantha Reeb (3:05)

The message was sent on February 15th, 2026 at 413 p.m. from Caleb to Leah. It states, I went to lunch on my own, practiced what I would say, went to their house and no one was there, stayed a little while and nothing, came back here to be with the girls in Dushla.

I'm not checking out or making excuses. I told you straight up I'd do it today or Monday. I said those exact words and I won't leave tomorrow until I talk to them.

SPEAKER_3 (3:41)

How many locations were Ricardo at during this time?

Samantha Reeb (3:46)

There were 5,162 locations.

SPEAKER_3 (3:49)

Permission to publish, Your Honor.

Samantha Reeb (3:51)

You may.

SPEAKER_3 (4:02)

Can you tell the jury what they're looking at here, please?

Samantha Reeb (4:05)

On February 15, 2026, I mapped all the locations from Caleb Flynn's device from 7:30 a.m. until 4:13 p.m. since the message states that Caleb went to lunch on his own, practiced what he would say, and then went to their house and no one was there.

On the right-hand side of this document, you can see a map. The locations on the map starting at the top, and with the red marker is the Flynn residence. The next one is the blue marker, which is the Smith home. The third one is the purple marker, which is Kroger. And the bottom one, which is the yellow marker, is the Christian Life Center.

When I'm at these locations, the device is in the area of the Christian Life Center from 7:30 a.m. until approximately 12:20 p.m. The device then starts to move away from that residence or from the church and heads towards the area of the Kroger, upreaching the Kroger at approximately 12.37. The device then leaves the area of the Kroger at approximately 12:42 p.m. and continues moving north, arriving in the area of Caleb Flynn's home at approximately 12:51 p.m. and remaining there until 4:13 p.m. And 4.13, that's when the message was sent? Yes.

SPEAKER_3 (5:31)

How many data points are in the area of the Smith residence during this time period?

Samantha Reeb (5:36)

There's no location data in the area of the Smith residence.

SPEAKER_3 (6:10)

It was previously marked for identification purposes at the state's exhibit 239 Do you recognize that document?

Samantha Reeb (6:16)

I do.

SPEAKER_3 (6:16)

What do you recognize it to be?

Samantha Reeb (6:18)

This is a series of timelines that I put together.

SPEAKER_3 (6:24)

Can you walk us through how you created these timelines?

Samantha Reeb (6:27)

So these timelines come from all of the different data sets that I reviewed. In this case, the first one in particular pertains to statements provided by Caleb Flynn to police through his 901 call and the few interviews that he did with law enforcement.

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