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Former American Idol contestant guilty of murdering wife

Original: Former American Idol contestant found guilty of killing wife during affair

A former American Idol contestant has been found guilty of killing his wife, in a case prosecutors linked to an extramarital affair. The verdict, reported by The Guardian, closes a case that drew attention because of the defendant's past television fame. Details of the sentencing and the contestant's identity were not immediately available in the reports.

Why now: The defendant's American Idol fame makes the murder conviction unusually newsworthy.

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