Four to go," said Gary Christian, father of Channon Christian, referring to the four suspects who face trials in state court for the killings of Channon, then 21, and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Christopher Newsom. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported, As Christopher lay paralyzed on the ground, the muzzle of a .22-caliber gun was placed against his covered head and fired. She was nude from the waist down, as was Newsom. NEWSOM, CHRIS - age 23 of Halls, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 7, 2007. Davidson claimed that he did not go past the living room and that he never raped Christian. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. In the early morning hours of January 7, 2007, Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23, were carjacked by three black males who took the young couple to a house on Chipman Street in Knoxville, TN, where the group tortured and killed them. and wrote that she 'loved her life!'. Among homicide victims in 2019 where the race was known, 54.7% were black or African-American, 42.3% were white, and 3.1% were of other races. This Actress's Murder Changed Stalking Laws, 40 People Heard Kitty Genovese Being Murdered, Facts About The Murder Of Channon Christian And Chris Newsom. On December 8,2009, George Thomas was sentenced to life . These convictions were on lesser charges than her initial convictions. Later, at around 11:00 pm, two of Newsom's friends went to the apartment where the couple had been kidnapped and found Newsom's truck in the parking lot. To do the things they did, they would have to hate them to do that. At her first trial, Coleman was sentenced to 53 years in prison for her part as a facilitator in the crimes against Channon. Quote: The young Knoxville couple was carjacked, raped and killed in January 2007. "He said he didn't.". Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [3][7], Channon Gail Christian (born April 29, 1985, in Nacogdoches, Texas) moved from Louisiana to Tennessee with her family in 1997. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. [5] Eric Boyd, who had been serving his sentence of 18 years at Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley, a medium-security prison near Beaver, West Virginia, was potentially eligible for release in 2022, but found guilty on charges of rape and first-degree murder on August 13, 2019. Stone countered that he and Jennings must prove Boyd knew about Davidson's crimes in order to prove he was an accessory to carjacking. Sutton testified that she suspected Davidson when she learned that Newsom's body had been discovered beside railroad tracks within sight of the Chipman Street house. They were unable to locate Christian's SUV. Christian and Newsom's families and friends searched the Cherry Street area and found Christian's abandoned Toyota 4Runner between 1:30 am and 2:00 am on Monday, January 8. On Jan. 9, 2007, fingerprints in the car led to a house at 2316 Chipman St. A body was found, but not immediately identified. There, they reportedly shot himmultiple times. Her head was forced down onto her knees. [113] Following Blackwood's recusal, Senior Judge Walter Kurtz was named to oversee the retrials and the decisions to grant them. On January 6, 2007, 21-year-old Channon Christian and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Christopher Newsom, were minding their own business. "Lemaricus Davidson decided to run a story off me about something his brother did that he was in a jam. Channon Christian (21) and Chris Newsom's (23) lives were taken on January 7, 2007 at the hands of five vicious criminals in Knoxville, TN while on a date. Then, they covered his head with a sweatshirt that they fastened around his neck with shoestrings. [25][118] In 2015, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Thomas's conviction. But when the investigators would seek specific information, including phone numbers or addresses for people he listed as alibi witnesses, he backed off his assertion that he could provide a specific alibi. Co-defendant George Thomas testified as a witness in the Boyd trial. #searchlist {width:100%; border-bottom: 2px #e5e5e5 solid; margin: 3% 0 5% 0;} The Knoxville murders didn't get national attention, but did make people question why - and how - this happened, and whether or not Christian and Newsom were victims of a hate crime. He pleaded guilty to official misconduct. [74] He later told police that Cobbins and Thomas arrived at his house at around 10:00 pm on Friday or Saturday and informed him that they had carjacked some people who were in the vehicle. He also told Russo it's possible Hayhurst may have been unconscious, because the autopsy revealed blunt-force trauma to the head. Based on crime-scene photos, he would not have been able to see the kitchen from the front porch doorway. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The Murders. [10] After a jury trial, Davidson was convicted and sentenced to death by lethal injection. He said Boyd kept quiet during the 20- to 30-minute conversation. [114] Retrials were denied for Cobbins and Davidson, and granted for Thomas and Coleman. The three men - with the stolen SUV - returned to Davidsons home on Chipman Street, where George Thomas and his girlfriend, Vanessa Coleman, were also staying. We see this as a cold-blooded murder. [16], Vanessa Coleman, the last defendant to face trial,[102] was granted immunity by federal authorities for testimony in the federal case of the carjacking, but the state courts ruled that the federal grant of immunity could not extend to the state charges of murder and rape. The car slowed down for about 20 seconds as if the occupants were "checking him out". He later tried to distance himself from the house, however, saying Davidson actually met him on the front porch. During sentencing, Blackwood commented that "the psychological torture of this unfortunate victim was immense." According to Boyd, Davidson, his brother and a friend needed a vehicle because they were being pursued by drug dealers to whom they owed money. [7][34][154], Channon Christian's father, Gary Christian, speaks at churches proclaiming how, in Spring 2017, he asked God to restore him from his pervasive anger. Although Christian sustained multiple blows to the head and other trauma, she ultimately suffocated after being placed in the plastic bags. [3][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46], Both Christian and Newsom were raped. The assailants observed Christian and Newsom standing close to Christian's vehicle in an embrace. Four males and one female were arrested, charged, and convicted in the case. Chris was tied up and removed to the train tracks. Davidson's prints were also found on a box of garbage bags. Cobbins denied having any sexual intercourse with the female victim. Channon Christian, 21, a Farragut High School graduate and University of Tennessee senior, was hog-tied and stuffed alive inside a trash can, where she slowly suffocated. We and the Newsoms have lost our . "They just, I guess, a car was coming pushed them in right in the car because dude (Newsom) was giving girl (Christian) a kiss.". [73] On January 11, Davidson was arrested in the vacant house. At some point, they were approached by an ex-con named Lemaricus Davidson. With Bill Graves, Kendra Maples, Scott Brooks, Channon Christian. The medical examiner's graphic, chilling testimony detailed what Christian, 21, and Newsom, 23, suffered after their January 2007 kidnapping. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and a graduate of Halls High School, Class of . "They weren't able to carjack them, so they ordered them to drive," Boyd said in the statement. [7][108][109][110] On December 1, 2011, Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood granted new trials to all four state defendants after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation showed Baumgartner was likely impaired while presiding over their trials. "As soon as I reached the bathroom door, (Davidson) grabbed me and said, 'What are you doing?'" "It may have started out as a carjacking, but what it developed into was blacks hating whites. The baffling disappearance of Jordan Alexander Holling. After killing Newsom, the assailants set his body on fire. [36] Christian was 21 years old when she was murdered. But she allowed Davidson to stay at her friend's apartment and had sex with him. Performance & security by Cloudflare. It was days before police found Christians body. "He wanted a ride. The murderers and even the defense argued that Channon and Christopher desired this to happen. Armstrong reluctantly acknowledged that he feared he might become a carjacking victim. Rev. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Update 8/13/19:Eric Boyd was found guiltyof Channon and Christophers 2007 murder. They tied his hands behind his back and wrapped his face in a bandana. He saw a 4Runner in front of the house with its porch lights on. "They told me thank you, gave me a hug and left," she testified. It would take the discovery of two bodies - one inside the Chipman Street house where she and Davidson had lived - and Davidson's tales of the killings to finally prompt Sutton to rid herself of him, she told jurors. The 32-year-old was convicted of facilitation of first-degree murder in the deaths of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom. [14], On October 28, 2009, Lemaricus Davidson was found guilty. [7][33][34] A foundation has also been established in Newsom's name. 168.119.37.100 Christopher Newsom was either forced to walk barefoot or partially dragged with his ankles bound to the scene of his death, Knox County's acting medical examiner testified late this afternoon. Over eight months, each was tried independently on 46 charges including the kidnap, rape, and murder of Channon and Chris. [22] Due to double jeopardy, the defendants faced at maximum the sentences they had already received, and thus only Davidson was eligible for capital punishment. The couple's friends and families tried to find them, checking local hospitals and filing missing person reports. Sutton said she headed toward the bathroom. By Jamie Satterfield of the Knoxville News Sentinel. The front seats were pushed back, and Christian could not have reached the pedals. She was still alive when they placed her body into black garbage bags, wrapped her head in a white plastic grocery sack, and stuffed her body inside a trash can, where she eventually suffocated to death. Eric Boyd initially spotted the couple and later alleged he and Lemaricus Davidson only intended to rob them. Authorities discovered Newsomfirst - on Sunday, January 7, 2007, hours after his death. In exchange for his testimony, Thomas was allowed to have his first-degree murder convictions reduced to second-degree murder, his aggravated rape convictions reduced to aggravated assault, and his sentence reduced from life in prison with the possibility of parole to 50 years (two 25-year terms with the opportunity to reduce his sentence by up to 15 percent based on good behavior during incarceration). One of the charges against the 41-year-old Moore is torture. [9], Boyd finally went to trial on the state charges in August 2019. Newsom was 23 years old when he was murdered.[30][32][34]. However, before Lomonaco objected, Mileusnic-Polchan testified that Christian was found in "a forced fetal position" inside a trash can. [45][53][62] After murdering Christopher, the five criminals returned to torture Channon. In testimony Friday, Davidson's former girlfriend, Daphne Sutton, said she suspected the man was a killer but slept with him anyway. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- The judge ruled in a court hearing Thursday to keep most of the 70 disputed autopsy images (500 in all) the state wants as evidence in trials for the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. It sounded like water was on, and something fell into the sink.". [19][143] Boyd is incarcerated at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex. [3][49][55] Prosecutors believe that Coleman held Christian captive while the male offenders were murdering Newsom. 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Hugh Christopher Newsom, Jr., 23, and his girlfriend Channon Gail Christian were both brutally murdered after being kidnapped early on the morning of January 7, 2007. {{bottomLinkPreText}} {{bottomLinkText}} This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors (read/edit). He is not charged, however, in either the carjacking or the killings. 14. On August 14, 2019, Boyd, who has long been suspected as the man responsible for the assault against Newsom,was convicted of first-degree murderincluding related crimes of kidnapping and assault. [19][20][125][126][127][128][129] Her thighs were bound to her chest with a pink curtain. Turns out, the clothing and the ring belonged to Christian, who authorities believe was being held captive at that moment by Coleman in the bathroom. The decision to hold retrials for them was affirmed in a two to one decision by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals on April 13. However, a noon broadcast the following day commanded her full attention. Cookie Notice The horrifying rape, torture murder of eight-year-old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, The 1977 disappearance of Rachel Hanna Ziselman, The mystifying disappearance of 14-year-old Stacy Ann Arras. Davidson and Boyd "basically carjacked them" and ordered Cobbins to drive back to Chipman Street. So not only is there no evidence of any racial animus, there's evidence to the contrary. The perpetrators attacked the couple in a parking lot near an apartment complex in Knoxville, TN. Her face was tightly covered with a small trash bag, and her body was stashed in five large trash bags. The memorial service is a way for Channon's family and friends, as well as members of the community, to gather in. On January 6, 2007, Newsom and Christian were abducted at gunpoint in an apartment complex parking lot and taken to what Witt calls a "house of horrors" where they were beaten, tortured, sexually. It[']s going to be a long interesting year! 23. given a lesser sentence of 35 years in prison, The 1945 Disappearance of Thora Afton Chamberlain, Robert Pickton The Case of the Killer Pig Farmer, Bonnie Woodward: Grandmother missing since 2010, The Tragic Short Life of Florence Sally Horner. Christopher Newsom was either forced to walk barefoot or partially dragged with his ankles bound to the scene of his death, Knox County's acting medical examiner testified late this afternoon.. The autopsy report said that Shanann had a "history of being reported missing and subsequently found unresponsive in obvious state of death in a shallow grave." The cause of death was. #searchbrowse-right {width:45%; float:left; margin: 0 2%; background: transparent;} She did not mourn the broken relationship long. In her testimony this afternoon, Milieusnic-Polchan described the path of the bullet as having a downward trajectory, which would mean that either Newsom was forced to kneel or the gunman was significantly taller than Newsom, who was more than 6 feet tall himself. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. [11][99] In June 2010, Davidson was sentenced to 80 years for other charges related to the murders. Christian's parents requested help from law enforcement but were told that they would have to search themselves. "I had a car," he said. She was a graduate of Farragut High School and a senior at the. In February 2008, the trial dates for the subjects indicted in Knox County were moved to 2009. "[148], On May 27, 2007, less than 30 white supremacists, led by Alex Linder rallied in downtown Knoxville to protest against the murders. [34][35] She planned on graduating in December 2007. An entry from January 9 read: Last night was one of a kind. [151][152] A memorial to Newsom and Christian was created at the location where the house once stood. They were on their way to a birthday party when two unknown, armed assailants carjacked them for Christian's Toyota 4-Runner in the parking lot of her friends apartment complex. [17] Eric Boyd was convicted at the federal level and sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for being an accessory after the fact to carjacking. "He started telling me it was his house," she said. They were met by more than 300 law enforcement officers. Three days later, the body of his 21-year-old girlfriend, Channon Christian was found stuffed inside a trash can in a nearby. Forensic evidence indicated both Davidson and Thomas fired shots, and Davidson was ultimately responsible forNewsom's demise. Friends and family of the murderers made websites claiming that Channon and Christopher actively wanted to be brutally raped and murdered. He said Davidson later explained, "They had her tied up in the back room.". Jamie Satterfield is an award-winning journalist specializing in the law and crime. #searchlist h2 {font-family:'Myriad W01 SmBd', sans-serif; color: #616161; font-size: 0.81255em; /* 13/16 */ line-height: 1.1em; text-transform: uppercase;} While Channon was forced to watch, her boyfriend was raped prison style. The next day, her mother phoned with news that Christian's body had been found inside a trash can in the Chipman Street house. The judge immediately sentenced Boyd to life in prison as this was automatic for a murder conviction. Davidson also used Newsom's cellphone and was seen wearing Newsom's shoes. The fourth slaying suspect, Cobbins' girlfriend, Vanessa Coleman, was nowhere in sight, she testified. When they arrived, they saw an SUV with a female in the driver's seat. Dr. Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan testified that Newsom, 23, was shot and would have been dead when his body was set on fire. Eventually themen tookNewsom outside and forced him back into the SUV. The floorboard was covered with mud, inconsistent with how Christian maintained her vehicle. The bags had Davidson's prints. Reportedly, they had dinner at a local restaurantand then visited a friend. KNOXVILLE - The gates of Tennessee's only death row prison opened wide for Lemaricus Davidson tonight, hours after a Knox County jury sentenced him to die for his role as the ringleader in the January 2007 carjacking, torture and killings of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. "[29] Pitts wrote: "I am [] unkindly disposed toward the crackpots, incendiaries and flat-out racists who have chosen this tragedy upon which to take an obscene and ludicrous stand."[29][150]. He denied being involved in the carjacking or being at the Chipman Street house following it. "I may go to Labor Ready occasionally so I can get a little more buzz money.". Others, including journalists, disagreed with this assertion. [47][48][49][50][59][60] According to Davidson's confession, during Christian's captivity, she said she "didn't want to die. Christian, a 21-year-old University of Tennessee student, and her boyfriend, Newsom, 23, were heading out to a friend's birthday party on the night of Jan. 06, 2007 when they were ambushed and. Horrifying facts and disturbing details about real cases that shocked. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Hours later, Newsoms body was found alongside railroad tracks near Chipman Street in East Knoxville. [50][54] A comforter was wrapped around Newsom's body, and a sweatshirt was wrapped around his head. More details as they develop online and in Tuesday's News Sentinel. Medical examiners concluded they also assaulted him. Judge Blackwood was asked to consider the motions again for new trials. Background. The next day, a train conductor reported a body near the railroad tracks and 9th Avenue in East Knoxville. October 28, 2009, Davidson was indicted on 16 counts of felony murder & sentenced to death. "State calls the medical examiner. Click to reveal "This was the worst crime Knoxville had experienced," Hugh Newsom told producers. [105][106][107][108] It was held that his ability to conduct trials had been impaired during his prior two years on the bench, and he was disbarred in September. [9], Four of the five defendants (Eric Boyd, Letalvis Cobbins, Lemaricus Davidson, and George Thomas) had multiple prior felony convictions. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. On the night of January 6, 2007, two assailants carjacked Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23. [71][72] Christian's body was stashed in five large trash bags. She said she did not know Davidson as well as she knew Boyd. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. On not really around my best lifetime. The parole hearing was rescheduled from October to December. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. "[17], The defendants in the four state cases from the 2000s all appealed their convictions. "[61], Before killing her, to remove DNA evidence, Christian's attackers poured bleach down her throat and scrubbed her body, including her bleeding and battered genital area with it. [43][92], On April 16, 2008, Eric Boyd was found guilty in federal court of being an accessory to a fatal carjacking and of failing to report the location of a known fugitive. Newsom survived this shooting initially, but later was shot again in the head. Boyd's cousin, Kevin Armstrong, who is the brother of another cousin whose testimony implicated Boyd in the slayings, reluctantly testified that Boyd called him to come to Lightfoot's apartment on the night of Jan. 9. Many people believed that the crimes were ignored because the victims were white while the perpetrators were black. More than two years later, the first of four people who could face a death sentence in the carjacking, rape and murder of her 23-year-old son and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Channon Christian . He was also sentenced to another 90 years for other crimes, including especially aggravated kidnapping, robbery and rape. Christian suffered two blows to the head and was dragged into the carpeted living room. All four men denied culpability in Newsoms death. [13][97] On August 26, Cobbins was sentenced to life without parole. [51][53][54], On January 7, Christian failed to answer calls from her mother and friend. A jury imposed two sentences of death on the defendant after convicting him of multiple counts of first degree murder, especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated . Boyd's defense attorney, Phil Lomonaco, demanded a mistrial, arguing that the prosecutors had unfairly prejudiced jurors by trying to implicate Boyd in the fatal carjacking even though he is not charged with it. Upon searching the premises, police found Christian and determined the attacks against Christian and Newsom occurred in the house. May 19, 2016 - Explore Maria Narvaez's board "Channon Christian & Christopher Newsome Murders" on Pinterest. Update 2/10/15: One of my readers commented below that Coleman had a new trial and was re-sentenced. [43][44][51][67][68][69][70], When police went to 2316 Chipman Street on Tuesday, January 9, they found the house unoccupied and Christian's body in a trash can in the kitchen. Inside the vehicle was a pack of Newport cigarettes, even though neither Christian nor Newsom smoked them. Your IP: Newsom was shot in his neck and the back. 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