Lemaricus Davidson

Lemaricus Davidson

Lemaricus Davidson is a Tennessee man accused of murdering and raping Channon Christian and her boyfriend Christopher Newsom. Find more Lemaricus Davidson news and information here.

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Channon Christian and Chris Newsom Third down, one more (Vanessa Coleman) to go. I wish George Thomas had also received the death penalty. I have a feeling that Vanessa may get convicted, but she won’t get the death penalty either. But at least George Thomas will never be in the free world again. Jury picked to hear George Thomas’ double murder trial George Thomas’ double murder trial, day 1 Update: Murder victims’ mothers testify in George Thomas trial George Thomas’ double murder trial, day 2 George Thomas double murder trial, day 3 George Thomas double murder trial, day 4 George Thomas double murder trial, ... Read Full Story
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The third man to be convicted in the brutal carjacking and torture murders of a young Tennessee couple has been sentenced to life without parole. A jury in Knoxville deliberated about two hours Thursday before handing down the sentence for George Thomas of Kentucky. The victims were 21-year-old University of Tennessee student Channon Christian and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Christopher Newsom. Newsom's naked, bound and burned body was found near railroad tracks and Christian had been stuffed into a trash can and left to suffocate. Thomas claims he visited the house where the couple was held but he did not participate in their deaths. The ... Read Full Story
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Lemaricus Davidson was sentenced to death Friday after being found guilty of kidnapping, raping, and murdering a young Tennessee couple out for a date in 2007. The 28-year-old showed no reaction as he was sentenced. Lemaricus Davidson (From knoxnews.com) Davidson's brother was already sentenced to life in prison without parole for the same crimes and two other defendants are currently awaiting trial. On January 7, 2007, Christopher Newsom, 23, and Channon Christian, 21, were car jacked, tied up and blindfolded while on their way home after a dinner out together. They were then taken back to Davidson's home, where they were bound and beaten. ... Read Full Story
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A judge in Tennessee said a federal agent should not have implied a defendant in a torture slaying case had a previous criminal record. The Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel said Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner chastised U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Agent Bernard Waggoner Friday for hinting that George Thomas had a criminal history. Baumgartner said. Thomas, who does not have a prior criminal record, is accused of taking part in the kidnapping, torture and killing of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. The Knoxville couple was kidnapped during a carjacking in January 2007. Both Christian, ... Read Full Story
Written by mylifeofcrime on
Lemaricus Davidson during his trial I am sorry I have not been updating this everyday. I have watched the entire trial and it was very interesting. I thought the Prosecution put on a good case, especially closing arguments. I do not think the Defense did well, but probably the best they could with what they had to work with. In my opinion, one of their witnesses (can’t remember her name) lied. Plain and simple. Her story does not sit well for me. She said she saw Chris and Channon at the Exxon and they were begging for gas money, even though Chris had just ... Read Full Story
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In the Knoxville Horror case of the January 6-7, 2007 carjacking, kidnapping, beating, gang-rape, torture and murders of white Knoxville, Tennessee couple Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, by at least three blacks, and at least two other unknown men, four trials have so far been held, including that of a seventh figure, an accessory, [...]  
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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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KNOXVILLE - Torture-slaying suspect George Thomas considered the plight of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom as "none of his business," his defense attorney told jurors this morning.  
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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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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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This afternoon, a Knox County (Tennessee) jury sentenced Lemaricus Davidson, now 28, to death for kidnapping, torturing, and murdering Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend Christopher Newsom, 23, on January 7, 2007. “The jury of five women and seven men deliberated about four hours before returning its decision to a packed courtroom…. ‘The punishment [...]  
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The jury in the Lemaricus Davidson double murder trial has recommended the death penalty for the murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom.  
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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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Examiner.comWill George Thomas testify about the weekend Christian and Newsom were killedWBIR-TVMilsaps has testified she found Lemaricus Davidson's and Letalvis Cobbins' DNA on Christian's body and her clothes. However, the DNA Serologist has never ...George Thomas trial Day 3 in Christian-Newsom murders case (video)Examiner.comThomas statement to police played for juryKnoxville News SentinelTestimony opposed in torture slaying caseUPI...  
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Kentucky man convicted in the ... In earlier trials in the case, ringleader Lemaricus Davidson was sentenced to death and his brother Letalvis Cobbins of Lebanon, Ky., was sentenced to life without parole. Eric Boyd was ...  
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