Josh Ritter
ON THE RECORD · 16 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“She's the mother of his children. Yes, he wanted out of the marriage.”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter notes Ashley Flynn was the mother of Flynn's children and that he wanted out of the marriage.
“She seems like she was, by all accounts, a very nice woman,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter describes Ashley Flynn as a very nice woman by all accounts.
“This is saying you want that person dead, that, in your view, that is your solution to the problem that you have,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter says Flynn's messages indicate he viewed his wife's death as the solution to his problem.
“He went as far as to saying I literally would kill her. That's far beyond someone voicing their frustrations and venting to a lover that I wish my wife wasn't around, I wish she would leave, I wish we could get a divorce.”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter argues Flynn's statements went beyond venting frustrations to a lover.
“She gives jurors a reason for why would this man murder his wife.”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter says Botner's testimony gives jurors a reason for why Flynn would murder his wife.
“I think they are also going to concentrate on the idea, as they have since opening statements, that this might have been a rush to judgment, that once police uncovered the affair, they stopped their investigation,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter says the defense may argue police rushed to judgment after uncovering the affair.
“It's the idea that he's even discussing her being dead,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter says the significance lies in Flynn discussing his wife being dead.
“There was never an explicit mention of, 'I'm going to do it, I'm gonna follow through on it,'”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter notes that Flynn never explicitly told Botner he intended to carry out the killing.
“The day before the murder takes place, he tells his mistress that tomorrow is going to be a big day, that he chooses her,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter explains that Flynn told his mistress the day before the murder that he chose her.
“Motive. She provides a motive,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter explains that the mistress's testimony provides a motive for the alleged murder.
“That could be true,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter acknowledges the defense's argument that Flynn may have been referring to leaving Ashley rather than killing her.
“Perhaps there was some financial gain in the idea of life insurance, but, you know, jurors oftentimes struggle with that question,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter suggests possible financial gain from life insurance as a motive but notes jurors often struggle with that question.
“It could be that he is just the unluckiest man on earth, that the day he tells his mistress he's going to announce to his wife that he's leaving her after months of saying that he wants her dead, that some random home burglar happens to break in with no signs of forced entry, goes to his vehicle, knows exactly where to find his handgun, marches upstairs, puts two bullets in the back of his wife's head while she's sleeping, and leaves the rest of the house undisturbed.”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter lays out the irony of Flynn's claimed innocence given the circumstances of the crime.
“He's made a decision and that tomorrow, meaning February 16th, the date his wife was murdered, will be a day that he will never forget.”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Ritter explains Flynn's message about February 16th being a day he would never forget.
“I think he knows that this will publicly agitate this entire case and perhaps be beneficial to him in plea negotiations with the district attorney,”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09
Ritter suggested Reddington's pardon request could be aimed at gaining leverage in potential plea negotiations with the district attorney.
“I think he even feels that it benefits him even if Trump doesn’t entertain it — it creates more kind of political pressure for people in the state of Massachusetts who don’t support Trump.”
Josh Ritter · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09
Ritter told Fox News Digital the request could create political pressure in Massachusetts even if Trump does not entertain it.