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Channon Christian, Christopher Newsom murders

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Channon Christian	Christopher Newsom
Age: 21 University of Tennessee student Parents: Gary and Deena Christian Carjacked and kidnapped on Jan. 7, 2007 She and boyfriend Newsom were later raped and murdered.	Age: 23 Halls High School graduate Parents: Hugh and Mary Newsom Carjacked and kidnapped on Jan. 7, 2007 He and girlfriend Christian were later raped and murdered.

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In the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2007, Christopher Newsom and his girlfriend Channon Christian were carjacked and held captive in a house on Chipman Street in Knoxville. Both were raped, tortured and killed. Newsom's body was discovered in the vicinity that afternoon burning alongside railroad tracks. Christian's body was found stuffed in a trashcan inside the house a couple of days later. Five people were arrested in connection with the crime .
Eric Boyd was convicted in federal court of aiding the alleged ringleader, Lemaricus Davidson, after the carjacking and murders and is serving an 18-year prison sentence. The first defendant to be tried in Knox County Criminal Court, Letalvis Cobbins, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in August 2009. His brother, Davidsion, was tried next and was sentenced to death by lethal injection in October 2009. In December 2009, George Thomas was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In May 2010, Vanessa Coleman was acquitted of first-degree murder in the deaths but was convicted of facilitating the death of Christian. She is currently serving 53 years.
In December of 2011, Special Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood ordered new trials for each defendant following a TBI investigation revealing that former Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner had been under the influence while presiding over the trials.
In November of 2012, Vanessa Coleman was retried and found guilty of facilitating the kidnapping, rapes and death of Christian. She was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
In January of 2013, Senior Judge Walter Kurtz denied new trials for alleged ringleader Lemaricus Davidson and his brother Letalvis Cobbins, but granted a new trial for George Thomas. Thomas was retried and found guilty on all counts in May 2013 and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole.

• Live tweeting: George Thomas sentencing Published 6/4/2013 at 5:00 a.m. 8 comments A judge today will decide if one life sentence with the possibility of parole is punishment enough for torture-slaying defendant George Thomas.
  
• Greg Johnson: Veteran DA relieved at verdict in Christian-Newsom case Published 5/29/2013 at 4:00 a.m. 7 comments Retired Sevier County district attorney Al Schmutzer breathed easier earlier this month when George Thomas was convicted again of involvement in the horrific 2007 murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. “I was relieved,” Schmutzer said in an interview. Thomas ...
  
• Juror in first Thomas trial doesn't fault latest panel's decision Published 5/22/2013 at 5:30 a.m. 16 comments One look at the parking lot and Jean Paul Vaudreuil knew he was embarking on a journey like none other.
  
• George Korda: Chipman Street: sometimes there just aren’t enough rocks Published 5/21/2013 at 7:53 a.m. 46 comments Where is Chipman Street? Driving down Cherry Street in East Knoxville, that question crossed my mind.
  
• Horror of Christian/Newsom killings in focus: What happened on Chipman Street Published 5/19/2013 at 8:59 p.m. 1 comment Six years and seven trials later, one question remains — what happened on Chipman Street?
  
• Guilty again: Jury convicts George Thomas for second time in Christian-Newsom killings Updated 5/17/2013 at 11:04 p.m. 13 comments Seven trials, an episode of judicial corruption and 302 court appearances later, Mary Newsom can finally sleep.
  
• THOMAS SENTENCE: Defendant gets life, with chance for parole, in torture-slayings Updated 5/17/2013 at 6:01 p.m. 92 comments KNOXVILLE — Deliberating perhaps 20 minutes, jurors decided this afternoon that George Thomas should get life in the killings of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom — with a chance for parole.
  
• Jury deliberations will resume today in Thomas retrial Published 5/16/2013 at 9:18 p.m. 15 comments “The state presented no evidence Mr. Thomas was present at Chipman Street when Channon Christian was molested or placed in the garbage can (where she suffocated),” defense attorney Tom Dillard said. “There’s no evidence Mr. Thomas was present when Chris ...
  
• Updated with video: George Thomas retrial day 4: Jury begins deliberations Updated 5/16/2013 at 12:21 p.m. 19 comments KNOXVILLE — The fate of torture-slaying suspect George Thomas is now up to a Davidson County jury.
  
• Live in court: George Thomas retrial day 4 Published 5/16/2013 at 9:20 a.m. 3 comments News Sentinel reporter Jamie Satterfield continues to live tweet developments in the George Thomas retrial.
  
• Thomas retrial: Guilt or innocence could be in defendant's own words Updated 5/16/2013 at 4:04 a.m. 6 comments As the retrial of torture-slayings suspect George Thomas comes to a close, his fate may well turn on his own words.
  
• Updated with photos: Day 3, George Thomas retrial: He knew they were 'jacking' a car, not the people Updated 5/15/2013 at 2:52 p.m. 14 comments KNOXVILLE — In a statement to authorities, torture-slaying suspect George Thomas insisted he had no idea what happened to the victims.
  
• Live in court: George Thomas retrial day 3 Published 5/15/2013 at 8:59 a.m. 2 comments News Sentinel reporter Jamie Satterfield is live tweeting developments in the George Thomas retrial today.
  
• Prosecution lays out Thomas' whereabouts in Christian/Newsom murders Published 5/14/2013 at 8:36 p.m. 2 comments After a full day of testimony Tuesday, here’s what the jury heard in testimony about torture slaying suspect George Thomas:
  
• Updated: Day 2 George Thomas retrial: Witness agrees Thomas 'just sat there' Updated 5/14/2013 at 1:59 p.m. 17 comments KNOXVILLE — The defense team for torture-slaying suspect George Thomas continued today to hammer the lack of proof tying their client to the crimes.

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