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Saturday, January 7, 2017

THE MURDERS OF CHANNON CHRISTIAN AND CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM (JANUARY 7, 2007)



            Every year on January 7, Unit 1012 will always remember Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, a couple from Knoxville, Tennessee who were murdered on January 7, 2007. We will post the information from Wikipedia and other links.

Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
 

Location
Date
January 6, 2007
Attack type
Weapons
Deaths
2
Perpetrators
Letalvis D. Cobbins, Lemaricus D. Davidson, George Thomas, Eric Boyd, Vanessa Coleman
Participant
5

Channon Gail Christian, 21, and Hugh Christopher Newsom, Jr., 23, were from Knoxville, Tennessee. They were kidnapped the evening of January 6, 2007 when Christian's vehicle was carjacked, and taken to a rental house, where both of them were raped, tortured, and murdered. Five people were arrested and charged in the case. The grand jury indicted four of the suspects on counts of capital murder, robbery, kidnapping, rape, and theft, while a fifth was indicted on federal charges of carjacking.
Of the four charged at the state level, three (Letalvis D. Cobbins, Lemaricus Davidson, and George Thomas) had multiple prior felony convictions. After a jury trial, Davidson was convicted and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Cobbins and Thomas were convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Vanessa Coleman was convicted and sentenced to 53 years in prison for facilitating the crimes, and Eric Dewayne Boyd was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for being an accessory after the fact to carjacking.
The state convictions were all initially set aside because of misconduct by the presiding judge, who has since been disbarred. Retrials were originally slated for the summer and fall of 2012. The orders for retrials of Davidson and Cobbins were subsequently overturned by the Tennessee State Supreme Court, and their convictions and sentences stand. The Coleman and Thomas retrials resulted in convictions, but with reduced sentences. Coleman's sentence was reduced to 35 years, and Thomas' sentence was reduced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Please go these Blog Posts to learn more:

1. The Case:

2. ‘Liberal Lies About the Death Penalty’ by Ashley Herzog

3. UNIT 1012 WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER CHANNON CHRISTIAN AND CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM (DIED: JANUARY 7, 2007)

4. IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHANNON CHRISTIAN AND CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM (7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MURDERS) [DIED ON JANUARY 7, 2007]

5. Pro Death Penalty Quote by Hugh Newsom

6. FOREVER CHANGED

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