Actor Corey Haim, 38, died this morning of an apparent overdose of prescription medications. The Canadian actor reportedly collapsed in a bathroom and was... »
Sentenced to Death, Lemaricus Davidson Arrives at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution
Lemaricus Davidson arrived Friday evening around 6 p.m. at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, TN. Riverbend is Tennessee’s only prison with a death row. Davidson was transferred there after a Knox County jury sentenced him to death by lethal injection for the 2007 kidnap, rape, torture and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and her... »
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: Judge Allows Ballistics, Fingerprint Evidence in Davidson’s Trial
A Knox County Judge ruled that ballistics and fingerprint evidence will be heard by jurors in the trial of Lemaricus Davidson the alleged ringleader in the brutal murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. Judge Richard Baumgartner ruled that the evidence is relevant and the science behind it is accepted as sound. Davidson’s defenders sought to suppress the testimony of... »
