American Idol Contestant Freddie McClendon Honors Father Whose Murder Became National True Crime Obsession

We’re used to TV shows like Law & Order giving us ripped-from-the-headlines episodes. But American Idol? That’s definitely a new one. Sunday’s episode, which marked the fourth week of Season 23 auditions, ended with a powerful performance from 19-year-old Freddie McClendon, whose father’s murder became a media sensation and true-crime obsession. Idol didn’t go into […]