Eric Mccandless/Disney The 2023 death of McClendon's father Kenneth "Davis" McClendon was widely publicized, and in October 2024, a jury convicted William "Bud" Ackerman Jr. of murdering the 46 ...

YouTube videos are promoting fictional stories about the 88-year-old supposedly collapsing in court or being sentenced to prison for life.

A jury on Thursday convicted a man who held a family hostage in their Lafayette home in 2022 of multiple felonies.

Freddie McClendon brought "American Idol" judges to tears in Sunday night's episode when he performed a moving original song about his late father, Davis McClendon, who was killed in May 2023.

When 19-year-old Freddie McClendon stepped in front of judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan to sing, he shared a song that tugged at their heartstrings. The original song ...

South Carolina college student Freddie McClendon, 19, auditioned with the original song "You Never Loved Him," about his father's murder. He said he came to "Idol" to show the world that dad ...

Davis McClendon. At the time of his death, Ackerman Jr. and Haynie were four weeks from their divorce becoming final. Haynie began dating Davis six months following their split, Court TV reported.

A South Carolina college student, Freddie McClendon, auditioned for the American Idol with the original song about his father, Davis McClendon's murder – “You Never Loved Him”. Freddie ...

Freddie McClendon made quite the impression on Sunday's episode when he auditioned with the original song, "You Never Loved Him." The track was dedicated to his late father, Davis McClendon ...

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Freddie McClendon, the 19-year-old son of Davis McClendon, whose brutal 2023 murder was the subject of a recent 48 Hours episode, has become the latest American Idol contestant to be sent through to ...