Freddie McClendon, whose "Idol" audition honored his dad, said Davis McClendon was more than "just the true-crime story of ...

"American Idol" contestant Freddie McClendon shared the devastating story of his late father Davis McClendon through a powerful original song, leaving all three judges in awe.

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The track was dedicated to his late father, Davis McClendon, whose 2023 hit-and-run ... Bud Ackerman Jr. Ackerman has since been convicted for the murder and sentenced to 45 years in jail.

Freddie McClendon pours his grief into song a year after dad Davis McClendon's murder South Carolina college student Freddie McClendon, 19, came to "Idol" to show the world that Davis McClendon ...

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 "was something so much bigger than just the ...

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 ...