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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 ...
- Details of The Case Were Horrific
- Five People Were Charged and Convicted
- Judge's Pill Scandal Led to Retrials
- The Case Was Steeped in Racial Tension
- The Case Led to The Passage of Two New State Laws
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 carjacked in the parking lot of a North Knoxville apartment complex off Washington Pike. They were taken in Christian's Toyota 4-Runner to a rental house on ...
Davidson, a known drug dealer who was on parole for carjacking at the time, is believed to have concocted the initial plan to carjack someone for money. He enlisted his brother, Letalvis Cobbins who was visiting from Kentucky; Cobbins' friend, George Thomas; and Davidson's partner-in-crime, Eric Boyd, in the plan. Davidson, Cobbins and Thomas all w...
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner presided over the initial trials in 2009. In 2011, he resigned and pleaded guilty to official misconduct for buying pain pills from a felon on probation in his court. After it was revealed Baumgartner had been snorting painkillers on the bench and holding court while high, defendants in several h...
The victims were white. The suspects were black. Conservative commentators, white supremacists and others raised questions early on about why the five suspects were not being charged with a hate crime. Mainstream news outlets, including the News Sentinel, were accused of racial bias in their coverage. ► Christian-Newsom murders:Coverage over the ye...
The Channon Christian and Chris Newsom acts were approved by the state Legislature in 2014 to help the families of future victims avoid some of the heartache suffered by the couple's loved ones. The Channon Christian Act puts new restrictions on what criminal defendants and their attorneys can do in trying to portray a victim in a negative light be...
- Hayes Hickman
Aug 24, 2017 · Savaging the victims. Christian and Newsom disappeared Jan. 6, 2007, from the Washington Ridge apartment complex where Christian's best friend lived. Hours later, Newsom's body was found alongside ...
- Jamie Satterfield
May 8, 2007 · About this rating. On 6 January 2007, Knoxville, Tennessee, residents Christopher Newsom, Jr., 23, and Channon Christian, 21, went out for a dinner date at a local restaurant, then headed to a ...
Sep 6, 2018 · What happened to Channon Christian and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23, was one of Knoxville’s most horrific crimes. The young couple was ambushed and carjacked the night of Jan. 6, 2007 ...
- Amy Mcrary
- Features/Arts/Faith
Aug 13, 2019 · The families of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom spoke to members of the media after Eric Boyd was found guilty in connection to the crimes against Christian and Newsom. READ: Timeline of the trial. On August 13, Boyd was found guilty on 36 counts in the attacks, rapes and murders of Christian and Newsom that occurred in January 2007.
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Oct 19, 2024 · It’s been nearly 13 years since the murders of 21-year-old Channon Christian and her 23-year-old boyfriend Christopher Newsom. For years, the families have sought justice for their loved ones and a Knox County jury granted them a final dose of that Tuesday. This time, it was Eric Dewayne Boyd’s turn to face punishment.
