Channon Christian

Channon Christian

Channon Christian was a 21-year-old woman who was found murdered and raped along with her 23-year-old boyfriend Christopher Newsom in Nashville, TN. Find more Channon Christian news and information here.

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Written by nelha69 on
Every now and then (as unfortunate as it may be) you hear of a crime so heinous, so evil, so vile and so unfathomable that your mind can barely process how a human being or beings could be cruel enough to carry out such an act. That's the case that confronted me this morning when I turned my television on and started watching In Session, a live court TV program that showcases different trials occurring around the country. Today's trial involves Latalvis Cobbins, a dog accused of taking part in the rape, torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom , a beautiful ... Read Full Story
Written by mckiki73 on
Born and raised in Tennessee, living in Knoxville the whole of my life I have long wanted to speak out on the Christian/Newsom Murder case. Let me begin by making myself completely clear, I am not nor will I ever be a supporter for racism. The South Knoxville community I was born and raised in was very diverse. I cannot say we have never had a problem with racism; we have from both sides of the color line. None here can say we are complete innocents in the knowledge that racism is alive and well. I am proud to say my friend and extended ... Read Full Story
Written by maddinosaur on
Oct 28 Lemaricus Davidson Convicted In The Murders Of Channon Christian & Christopher Newsom The ringleader of the carjacking, murders and mutilation of Channon Christian & Christopher Newsom has been found guilty on 35 of 38 counts today: Wednesday’s verdict in Knoxville means 28-year-old Lemaricus Davidson could be sentenced to death . Davidson was charged with 38 counts, including premeditated murder, felony murder, robbery, kidnapping, rape and theft. He was convicted of all but three rape counts. Davidson’s brother Letalvis Cobbins and another conspirator, Eric Boyd, were both found guilty in previous trials. Cobbins received life in prison without parole and was given 18 ... Read Full Story
Written by maddinosaur on
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/16/a-horror-story-the-msm-wont-tell/ The faces of evil now why would the MSM’s miss their story? Saying “Nappy headed hos” is a hate crime but this isn’t? On Saturday January 6, 2007 Hugh Christopher Newsom, age 23 and Channon Gail Christian, age 21, both students at the University of Tennessee went out on a date. They were driving in Channon’s Toyota 4-Runner when they were carjacked at gunpoint. Suddenly the crime turned far more savage than an armed car theft. Chris and Channon were kidnapped and driven to 2316 Chipman Street where they were forced into the home at gunpoint. While Channon was forced to watch, her ... Read Full Story
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Relatives Letalvis Cobbins pleaded for mercy for the convicted killer Wednesday at a sentencing hearing in Knoxville, Tenn. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Cobbins in the 2007 torture slaying of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, after a carjacking. Cobbins, who was convicted Tuesday, declined to testify at Wednesday's hearing in Knox County Court, the Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel reported. Several of Cobbins' relatives did testify. They urged jurors not to sentence him to death and blamed the entire family for failing to keep him on the straight and narrow. testified Cobbins' sister, Misha Davidson. ... Read Full Story
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors have rested their case against the third man charged in the carjacking and torture killing of a young Knoxville couple. Defense attorneys for George Thomas, of Lebanon, Ky., did not call any witnesses Saturday. Channon Christian and her 23-year-old boyfriend Christopher Newsom were carjacked, tortured and killed in January 2007. Attorneys for Thomas claimed he did not rape or kill anyone, but he did know...  
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KNOXVILLE - Forget hammering police miscues. The defense team for torture-slaying suspect George Thomas is instead today pointing out just how thorough the Knoxville Police Department was in a search for evidence in the January 2007 deaths of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newson, 23.  
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Judge: Late disclosure doesn't affect Boyd verdictKnoxville News SentinelBoyd is accused but not yet charged in the January 2007 torture slayings of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23. He was instead convicted in ...Retrial denied for Christian-Newsom carjacking accessoryWVLTNo new trial for accessory in carjack-murder caseWAAYNew trial denied for Boyd, convicted as accessory after Christian and Newsom ...WBIR-TVall 14 news...  
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WHITEVILLE, Tenn. - A co-defendant convicted for his role in the torture-slayings of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom has been moved to the Hardeman County Correctional Facility to serve his life sentence, said Dorinda Carter, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Correction.  
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For the families, the first sentence brought disappointment. The second, bitter relief. Family members and friends of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom sat side by side Friday on the front rows of a packed courtroom as the jury foreman announced Lemaricus Davidson's sentence - death by lethal injection.  
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The federal court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has denied a motion for a new trial for Eric Boyd, convicted of helping murderer Lemaricus Davidson to evade police in the days after the bodies of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom were found.  
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On Friday, a jury sentenced Lemaricus Davidson to death for his part in the deaths of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, a young couple that was brutally killed in 2007. Snip from AP: Both were raped, Newsom was fatally shot...  
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The Tragedy on Chipman Street: The murders of Channon Christian and Chris NewsomWBIR-TV"We the jury find the defendant Lemaricus Devall Davidson guilty of the first degree premeditated murder of Hugh Christopher Newsom," the jury foreman read ...and more »  
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KNOXVILLE - The first defendant convicted in the carjacking and killing of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom will be changing cells from medium to maximum security, state authorities said today.  
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Letalvis Cobbins has already begun serving life in prison without parole for the felony murder of Channon Christian, but he still has to face a judge for the lesser charges of which he was convicted.  
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