Jury selection for the murder trial of Caleb Flynn is set to begin on Sept. 17 in Ohio

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Jury selection will begin on Sept. 17 for a former American Idol contestant charged with murdering his wife.

Caleb Flynn is accused of murdering his wife Ashley Flynn, a beloved member of the Ohio community where the couple was raising their two daughters.

Those two daughters and the woman with whom Caleb was allegedly having an affair are among the witnesses set to testify at the upcoming trial.

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The couple’s daughters, then 9 and 12, were home on Feb. 16 when Caleb claimed a robber came in and fatally shot Ashley.

Just a few days later, police arrested Caleb due to alleged inconsistencies in his statements.

His daughters will be allowed to testify behind a partition over the strong objections of their father and his defense team, who wanted the girls to testify in open court.

They and their father’s alleged mistress are among the nearly 200 witnesses who appear on the list submitted by prosecutors and obtained by PEOPLE.

Caleb sang his wife’s praises back in 2013 when he appeared on season 12 of American Idol.

He managed to make it past the audition and some early eliminations but never made it to the live round of the singing competition series.

In the wake of the tragedy, Ashley’s parents and sister took in her daughters and continue to have custody of the girls.

Caleb meanwhile maintains his innocence and has entered a plea of not guilty to the murder charge.

His lawyer, L. Patrick Mulligan, previously told PEOPLE that he looks forward to defending his client at trial while warning against a “rush to judgment.”