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Oct 19, 2024 · Already serving a federal prison sentence for assisting convicted ringleader Lemaricus Davidson in avoiding arrest, Boyd will likely spend the rest of his days in a jail cell. For the family of Newsom, it meant receiving closure that they had not been granted despite the convictions of the other four assailants.
5. Channon Gail Christian, aged 21, and Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr., aged 23, were from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. They were kidnapped on the evening of January 6, 2007, when Christian's vehicle was carjacked. The couple were taken to a rental house. Both of them were raped, tortured, and murdered. [1][2][3] Four males and one female ...
Nov 15, 2012 · The request came after George Thomas and Letalvus Cobbins, after being arrested in Lebanon, Kentucky gave "voluntary statements" to police officers implicating Eric Boyd in the crimes.
- Heinous Crimes on Chipman Street: January 6-10, 2007
- The Manhunt and Boyd’s Role
- Death For Davidson, State Trial Starts For Boyd
- Retrials: Reliving The Heinous Crimes Again
Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend Chris Newsom, 23, did not arrive at a friend’s party on January 6, 2007, and never returned home to their parents. They were last seen at the Washington Ridge Apartments. They planned to have dinner together and then attend a party at a friend’s house in the Halls area, a 10-minute drive from the Washinton R...
The first two names released by police were half brothers Davidson and Cobbins. Davidson was already facing aggravated robbery and carjacking charges. He had not been out of prison for long and was wanted in Knoxville for driving on a suspended license. A tip a day later led to Lebanon, Kentucky. State, federal and local law enforcement agencies – ...
April 2008, Eric Boyd faced charges as an accessory after the fact, not for the murders or rapes, despite what the other suspects told police. He was the first to go to trial. In a police interrogation tape, Boyd portrayed Davidson as the killer. The defense said Boyd stopped helping Davidson after learning his parts in the murders. The verdict was...
Thomas and Coleman both received retrials following their original trial and convictions due to Judge Richard Baumgartner overseeing those cases. Court watchers first got a clue that something was wrong at the end of the Vanessa Coleman trial. The judge was slurring his words and sounding sleepy as he led the jury through the charges. March 10, 201...
The 47-year-old Knoxville man was branded guilty by a jury in August of kidnapping, raping and killing Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, more than 12 years ago.
Mar 13, 2019 · SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday placing a moratorium on the death penalty in the state. There are currently 737 inmates on the death row ...
Oct 17, 2022 · Newsom said that despite her age at the time of the killings, her positive behavior in prison and current age, Krenwinkel remains unsuitable for parole. “Ms. Krenwinkel was not only a victim of ...
