Actor Corey Haim, 38, died this morning of an apparent overdose of prescription medications. The Canadian actor reportedly collapsed in a bathroom and was... »
Christian-Newsom Murders: Jurors Hear George Thomas’ Statement
On January 7, 2007 Christopher Newsom and his girlfriend Channon Christian were carjacked, kidnapped, and held captive in a house on Chipman Street in Knoxville. Christian and Newsom were both raped, tortured and murdered. Five people were arrested in connection with the brutal murders. In October 2009 Lemaricus Davidson, the alleged ringleader, was convicted... »
Christian-Newsom Murders: Lemaricus Davidson Sentenced to Death
A Knox County jury sentenced Lemaricus Davidson, the convicted ringleader in the 2007 kidnap, rape and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, to death by lethal injection. The jury of five women and seven men deliberated about four hours before returning the verdict to a packed Knoxville courtroom. The jury heard closing arguments Friday morning... »
Christian-Newsom Murders: Judge Warns Family about Comments to Defense Lawyers
A Knox County judge this afternoon threatened to remove relatives of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom from the courtroom if they make any more derogatory comments to or about attorneys representing alleged ringleader Lemaricus Davidson. “I understand that during the recess one of the Newsom family (members) addressed themselves to Mr. (Doug) Trant in a derogatory manner,”... »
Christian-Newsom Murders: Judge Delays Davidson Trial for DNA Testing
Judge Richard Baumgartner has delayed the trial of Lemaricus Davidson for one week to allow additional DNA testing. The trial is now set to begin Oct. 12. Jury selection will continue. Davidson is the alleged ringleader in the January 2007 murders of University of Tennessee student Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23. Davidson... »
Christian-Newsom Murders: Jury Selection Continues
Jury selection continued Tuesday in the trial of Lemaricus Davidson, alleged ringleader in the brutal murders of Channon Christian and ChristopherNewsom. Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner must assume the daunting role of human lie detector. It’s all in “the body language,” he explained. “Some people are going to say ‘I can set aside’ (opinions about the guilt of... »
Letalvis Cobbins Sentenced to Life for Murder of Knoxville Couple
Letalvis Cobbins, 26, of Lebanon, Ky., was convicted Tuesday of murder in the brutal carjacking, rape and murder of a young Tennessee couple who were snatched while they were on a date in 2007. Cobbins is the first of four defendants charged with participating in the brutal murder of Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend,... »
