Channon Christian

The couple were car-jacked, raped, tortured and murdered when an early morning on January 7, 2007 turned into a nightmare that ended in death.  They had gone out on a Saturday night date that ended up in a Sunday morning horror story.  

There will not be a new trial for those convicted of the first degree murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, the Supreme Court ruled today. The state asked the court to review the new trial judge's decision to grant new trials to ...  

Supreme Court: No need for new Christian-Newsom murder trialsOak RidgerIn separate trials, the three were convicted in 2009 in the slayings of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23. Christian's body was found stuffed into a trash can and the medical examiner ruled she had suffocated. Newsom's bound, naked body ...Supreme Court to judge: Review your rulings in Christian-Newsom caseKnoxville News SentinelTN Supreme Court reverses...  

A decision by the Tennessee Supreme Court puts new trials on hold for the defendants in the Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom murders. The justices were asked to review the order granting new trials to three of the four defendants convicted of ...  

George Thomas and Vanessa Coleman had to be tossed. The four were convicted for their roles in the carjackings and killings in January 2007 of Chris Newsom, 23, and Channon Christian, 21. In reaching his decision, Blackwood found that Judge ...  

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled a willingness to at least consider the state Attorney General's Office's bid to appeal a decision ordering new trials in the January 2007 torture slayings of a Knox County couple. Rather than dismissing at the onset the state's request to appeal Special Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood's ruling upending convictions in the slayings of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, the state's high...  

The filing would affect the cases of Lemaricus Davidson, Letalvis Cobbins and George Thomas. The three were charged, along with Vanessa Coleman, in the kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom five years ago. The 40-page document ...  

KNOXVILLE (WATE) - LeMaricus Davidson pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbing a Pizza Hut a day after the Christian-Newsom murders, in which he faces a second trial. Davidson, who had a felony record, could receive eight years for the robbery. He pleaded to charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated assault and possession of gun. He will serve his term concurrent with whatever sentence he's expected to receive for the slayings of Channon Christian...  

"After careful consideration of plaintiff's motion, including the type and nature of the case ... in the January 2007 torture-slayings of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, claims KCSO jailers attacked him last June when he ...  

WBIR-TVState attorney general asks Supreme Court to block Christian-Newsom retrialsWBIR-TVThe three were charged, along with Vanessa Coleman, in the kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom five years ago. After Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood rejected the state's appeal of his December decision to grant new trials to the ...Attorney general seeks to block retrialsJackson SunAttorney General seeks to block Knoxville...  

Jack McElroy: Knoxville stands together for justiceKnoxville News SentinelThis past week, we began to see website traffic rise on old stories and videos about the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. The Trayvon Martin case is rekindling interest across the nation in the Knoxville tragedy.and more »  

Traffic soars on Christian-Newsom videosKnoxville News Sentinel (blog)This past week, we began to see website traffic rise on old stories and videos about the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. Our "Death on Chipman Street" documentary alone has gotten more than 10000 video views on YouTube.and more »  

A federal judge is refusing to appoint an attorney to represent one of the defendants who was convicted in the murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom case, in a civil lawsuit. Letalvis Cobbins is suing three Knox County deputies. He claims they ...  

Yet the bigger problem for media may be found in an image Facebook user John Maki posted on his page: I did a quick Nexis search and found that the gruesome 2007 murders of Channon Christian and Christopher ... as Melanie Eversley of USA Today pointed ...  

The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals will not reverse a ruling to throw out convictions tied to Chris Newsom and Channon Christian case. This means all the defendants are still on track to receive new trials. Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood ordered new trials ...  

Friends and family of a murdered Knoxville man are once again honoring his memory with a game he loved. The Chris Newsom Memorial Baseball Tournament took place Monday evening at the Halls Community Park. Newsom and his girlfriend, Channon Christian, were ...  

Attorney General seeks to block retrialsWTVCThe convictions came after the 2007 kidnapping and killing of 21-year-old Channon Christian and 23-year-old Christopher Newsom. Jury selection for the retrial of Lemaricus Davidson is scheduled to begin next month. AP NewsBreak: Idaho to boost prison ...and more »  

Court records detail Zimmerman injuriesOrlando SentinelIts all a conspiracy, just like Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. big game hunter zimmerman shot a baby deer trapped in his back yard. next, george, try boar hunting with bow and arrow on foot to make it sporting.and more »