When Sutton tried to approach the bathroom from another door, Davidson again blocked her, she said. After high school, he attended Pellissippi State Technical Community College and became a carpenter. and wrote that she 'loved her life!'. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. [50][72] Also inside the house were several items that belonged to Christian and Newsom, including Christian's purse, clothing she had in her vehicle, Christian's shoes, camera, photographs (which were ripped and burned), and iPod and Newsom's baseball caps and driver's license. An entry from January 9 read: Last night was one of a kind. ul.searchbrowse {font-family:'Myriad W01 Regular', sans-serif; color: #676767; margin:0; text-transform: capitalize;} They tied his hands behind his back and wrapped his face in a bandana. [30], Facing the same charges as in her first trial, on November 20, 2012, Vanessa Coleman was convicted by a jury of the facilitation of aggravated kidnapping, facilitation of rape, and the facilitation of the murder of Channon Christian, but not of Christopher Newsom. "State calls the medical examiner. Background. This evidence supports the trial court's finding that (Coleman) is a dangerous offender."[117]. On December 8,2009, George Thomas was sentenced to life . Police also seized a purse that contained several of Christian's belongings, including her cosmetic bag and change purse. Photographs of the crimes caused some people in court to pass out. The Newsoms hope . [37] They then decided to attack the couple. It sounded like water was on, and something fell into the sink.". [3][7], Channon Gail Christian (born April 29, 1985, in Nacogdoches, Texas) moved from Louisiana to Tennessee with her family in 1997. Boyd's request for a new trial was denied by Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee in 2019. [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. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Stone showed Armstrong phone records, detailing more than two dozen calls to Armstrong from Boyd's cellular phone from Jan. 9 until the arrest of Boyd and Davidson on Jan. 11. he asked Boyd in the videotaped interview. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses . We and the Newsoms have lost our . Reportedly, four of them - Davidson; his brother, Cobbins; Cobbinss friend Thomas; and Thomass girlfriend, Coleman - abusedChristian before she died. [18][19] He was convicted on state level charges over a decade later in 2019. At some point, they were approached by an ex-con named Lemaricus Davidson. He said that Davidson told him that his brother, Letalvis "Rome" Cobbins, and buddy, George "G" Thomas, gang-raped Christian. Boyd and Davidson did not put up a fuss, she said. Browse 5,356 autopsy stock photos and images available, or search for autopsy table or autopsy reports to find more great stock photos and pictures. On Saturday, January 6, 2007, Channon and Chris planned to have dinner together and then spend the . On the night of January 6, 2007, two assailants carjacked Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23. [116][140], Cobbins and Thomas were originally incarcerated at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. On May 17, 2013, the retrial of George Thomas (with a jury empaneled in Nashville) ended in a verdict of guilty on all 38 counts. Davidson was then interrogated about the murders. After killing Newsom, the assailants set his body on fire. These bills are better known as the Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. We stayed w/a crackhead that is cool as hell. She said she and her friends convinced Davidson to leave by agreeing to drop him off at Ridgebrook Apartments off Western Avenue, where Boyd lived with his mother. "It appeared to be contact, which means the muzzle of the gun had touched the head," she said. [81] The publicity against the accused led the defense to argue that a change of venue was required in order to ensure a fair trial. 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. Newsom was 23 years old when he was murdered.[30][32][34]. You took my opportunity to hold her child, my grandbaby. True Crime Diva 2010-2022. "He started telling me it was his house," she said. "They told me thank you, gave me a hug and left," she testified. Judge Blackwood was asked to consider the motions again for new trials. "[147], Some commentators disagreed, claiming that such a crime represented motives of racial hatred. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. She returned from Atlanta later that night. They were met by more than 300 law enforcement officers. Update: She wasdenied again in December 2020. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. 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. [56] While the retrial was conducted in Knoxville, the jury for the retrial was selected from Jackson, Tennessee, more than 300 miles west of Knoxville. Medical examiners concluded they also assaulted him. [89][90], Davidson was also indicted for the Pizza Hut robbery committed the day after the murders. On January 6, 2007, couple Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom were out in East Knoxville. Those who committed this crime were unjust in doing so, and they should pay the penalty. Judge Thomas T. Woodall wrote in his opinion: "The facts at trial showed that (Coleman) was in the (Chipman Street) house for nearly two days where (Christian) was confined and brutally raped before she was tied up, wrapped in five plastic trash bags and stuffed into a garbage can, where she died from asphyxiationIn journal entries (written after the slayings, Coleman) described 'one hell of an adventure in the big T.N.' The car slowed down for about 20 seconds as if the occupants were "checking him out". 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. "One down. On Saturday, January 6, 2007, Christian and Newsom planned to go for dinner together and attend a friend's party. He was found guilty of facilitating the murder of Newsom, but he was acquitted of Newsom's rape. These convictions were on lesser charges than her initial convictions. [13][14][15][16] Vanessa Coleman was convicted of facilitating the crimes and sentenced to 53 years. Cobbins was sitting on a couch with "his head down." While Channon was forced to watch, her boyfriend was raped prison style. In February 2008, the trial dates for the subjects indicted in Knox County were moved to 2009. #searchlist h2 a:hover {color:#222; border-bottom: 1px dotted #222;} You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Both of them were raped, tortured, and murdered. Newsom is believed to have been raped inside Davidson's house. 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 pair were abducted from the Washington Ridge apartment complex in Knoxville, Tennessee. She also testified that Newsom had bruising and swelling around the anus. When none of Christian's friends and family heard from her, they became worried and alerted the authorities. There, police found Newsom's size 9 Nike Shox athletic shoes and a .22-caliber High Standard revolver. The details of the horrific events, along with the plight of the bills will follow. Eventually themen tookNewsom outside and forced him back into the SUV. 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. U.S. District Judge Tom Varlan shot down Lomonaco's request. He also said, "how people can engage in this type of conduct is just unexplainable" and "there really is no sentence great enough to punish you for the conduct you have been convicted of. The men repeatedly raped and sodomized her; they savagely kicked or had beaten her in her genital area with an object. This sentence is to be served consecutively to the death penalty, while the death sentences are also consecutive. 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. [86] The attorneys for Thomas filed a motion for a speedy trial, arguing there was no forensic link between their client and the crime scene. [131][132] In March 2022, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied Boyd another appeal of his convictions. 7 January, 2022. He was also sentenced to another 90 years for other crimes, including especially aggravated kidnapping, robbery and rape. Let's talk about adventures! [30], Hugh Christopher "Chris" Newsom Jr. (born September 21, 1983, in Knoxville) was a former baseball player for the Halls High School Red Devils, graduating in 2002. The fourth slaying suspect, Cobbins' girlfriend, Vanessa Coleman, was nowhere in sight, she testified. The thugs tied her up inside the Chipman Street house of Lemaricus Davidson. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}355928N 835427W / 35.99113N 83.907514W / 35.99113; -83.907514, Channon Gail Christian, aged 21, and Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr., aged 23, were from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. "I had a car," he said. The Tennessee couple was found raped and murdered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Davidson claimed that he did not go past the living room and that he never raped Christian. "If this wasn't a hate crime, then I don't know how you would define a hate crime," said Newsom's mother. One of the charges against the 41-year-old Moore is torture. He is incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City, a low-security federal prison in Yazoo County, Mississippi. ul.searchbrowse li a:hover {color:#676767; border-bottom: 1px dotted #676767}, Photos: 37th Tennessee Homecoming brings history to life, Photos: Hurricane Matthew evacuees find shelter in Knoxville, Photos: Church Street United Methodist celebrates bicentennial, Photos: school coupon book kick off celebration, Photos: Bristol in anticipation for Battle at Bristol, Photos: Olive Garden provides meal for West Hills Fire Station No. 08-6402 . and a student at the University of Tennessee and her boyfriend, Chris Newsom, 23 years old, a former baseball player and a graduate of Halls High School, had dinner plans together at a local restaurant but never made it. This will be the gruesome autopsy photos. A woman accused him of trading legal favors for sex during breaks in court sessions. Coleman is currently serving a 35-year prison sentence set to end in 2036, officials said. They never made it. [148] Newsom's mother also disagreed with the assertion that the offenders were not motivated by racism. Coleman was convicted of facilitation only in the rape . He later tried to distance himself from the house, however, saying Davidson actually met him on the front porch. Though the details are hard to hear, Beck told the couple's story in excruciating detail during his show on TheBlaze TV Tuesday. During sentencing, Christian's father stated, "for me, personally, you took my baby. 4. 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. The assailants lit his body on fire to cover up their tracks. He noticed that the lights in 2316 Chipman Street were on and that the house seemed busy for the time of night. That's all he'd say.". 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. Channon's abandoned vehicle was found nearby. The next day, a train conductor reported a body near the railroad tracks and 9th Avenue in East Knoxville. He said yes. [20], All of the state convictions were initially set aside because of misconduct by the presiding judge, who has since been disbarred. They were kidnapped the evening of January 6, 2007 when Christian's vehi Show more Show more. "This was the worst crime Knoxville had experienced," Hugh Newsom told producers. Newsom was shot in his neck and the back. She was a member of West Park Baptist Church. They were unable to locate Christian's SUV. .searchbrowse-wrap {width:100%; margin: 0 0 10%; padding: 0 0 5% 0; border-bottom: 1px #e5e5e5 solid;} She did not mourn the broken relationship long. Privacy Policy. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Christian suffered two blows to the head and was dragged into the carpeted living room. Her face was tightly covered with a small trash bag, and her body was stashed in five large trash bags. [121][122][123][124] On August 13, 2019, a jury found Boyd guilty on nearly all charges, including premeditated first-degree murder and rape against both victims. Boyd was transported from a Federal Correctional Institution in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and booked into the Knox County Jail, where he was held on a $1 million bond. NEWSOM, CHRIS - age 23 of Halls, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 7, 2007. Specifically, he sentenced her to 25 years for the facilitation of Christian's murder, six years for the facilitation of kidnapping, and four years for the facilitation of rape. It's a right-and-wrong issue. Does that make sense to you?" 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. [119] There, they reportedly shot himmultiple times. According to the FBI, African-Americans accounted for 55.9% of all homicide offenders in 2019, with whites 41.1%, and "Other" 3.0% in cases where the race was known. "[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]. Jamie Satterfield is an award-winning journalist specializing in the law and crime. [40] The medical examiner testified that Christian died after hours of sexual torture, sustaining severe head injuries and suffering severe injuries to her vagina, anus, and mouth due to sexual assaults. In August 2014, the families of the victims were notified that with good behavior, Coleman's sentence was being reduced by 16 days per month of incarceration, making her eligible for parole consideration in October 2014. He said Boyd kept quiet during the 20- to 30-minute conversation. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. She admitted they all smoked marijuana. 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.. Davidson, he said, denied raping Christian but admitted choking her. Unlike the other trials, owing to a long passage of time between the murders and this trial, the jury was empaneled in Knoxville and not sequestered. [47][48][49][50][59][60] According to Davidson's confession, during Christian's captivity, she said she "didn't want to die. Coleman was up for parole because she had served eight years in prison in December 2014. [151][152] A memorial to Newsom and Christian was created at the location where the house once stood. In testimony Friday, Davidson's former girlfriend, Daphne Sutton, said she suspected the man was a killer but slept with him anyway. [98] The jurors unanimously found Davidson should receive the death penalty on the four capital charges, two first-degree felony murder charges, and the two premeditated first-degree murders of Christian and Newsom. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ordered by a judge for a defendant charged with being. [24][115][116], In 2014 the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals denied Coleman's request for a new trial and upheld her sentence. A beautiful, young couple carjacked and after hours (longer for Channon) of torture, repeated rapes of both, then brutally murdered. With Bill Graves, Kendra Maples, Scott Brooks, Channon Christian. Five suspects were arrested and charged in the case. 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. The medical examiner testified at trial that there was evidence that Christian slowly suffocated to death. The Murders. [39][43], A witness, who worked as a driver for Waste Connections, arrived at work on Chipman Street at around 12:30 am on January 7. Their vehicle had been carjacked. In her initial trial, Coleman was acquitted of all charges in the murder of Christian's boyfriend, Christopher Newsom. "He wanted a ride. Blackwood sentenced Coleman to 35 years in prison on February 1, 2013, minus credit for time already served. 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. All four men denied culpability in Newsoms death. [19][143] Boyd is incarcerated at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex. He described the Jan. 7, 2007, encounter between the carjacking suspects and slain couple as entirely random. Christian was then hog-tied and covered with several bags before she was placed in a disposal bin, where she slowly suffocated to death, Mileusnic-Polchan testified. 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. The judge immediately sentenced Boyd to life in prison as this was automatic for a murder conviction. [153], The Channon Gail Christian Foundation and the Channon Gail Christian Memorial Golf Tournament were established in Channon Christian's memory to provide a scholarship for a Farragut High School Senior to attend the University of Tennessee. After a radio caller made him aware of the extremely disturbing story of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian in Knoxville, Tenn., Glenn Beck researched the case and was horrified at what he found. Horrifying facts and disturbing details about real cases that shocked. 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. [34][35] She planned on graduating in December 2007. [45][53][63] Christian died between the afternoon of January 7 and the afternoon of January 8. [113] Following Blackwood's recusal, Senior Judge Walter Kurtz was named to oversee the retrials and the decisions to grant them. October 22, 2009 - 9:18am He said he was scared. [87][88], District Attorney Randy Nichols announced that the state would seek the death penalty for both Cobbins (the first to go to trial) and Coleman if convicted. 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. Chris was tied up and removed to the train tracks. [15][101] The jury returned a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole on each of the four capital convictions. August 2009, Rome was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Channon & facilitation of murder in connection to the death of Chris; he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. That afternoon, Christian went to a friend's apartment to get ready. [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. Channon Gail Christian, 21, and Hugh Christopher Newsom, Jr., 23, were from Knoxville, Tennessee. ul.searchbrowse li {margin:0 0 5%; font-size:0.75em; /* 12/16 */ } Others, including journalists, disagreed with this assertion. Christians ordeal was far worse, if you can imagine. It was days before police found Christians body. They reported she never showed up at her friend's party on the night of January 6, 2007, and it wasn't like her to not answer her phone. We Asked, You Answered: What Would You Pick For Your Last Meal On Death Row? This Actress's Murder Changed Stalking Laws, 40 People Heard Kitty Genovese Being Murdered, Facts About The Murder Of Channon Christian And Chris Newsom. Lomonaco next turned his attention to Sutton, who he contends is just as guilty as Boyd is alleged to be in hiding a killer. 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