2007 Knoxville murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom

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The 2007 Knoxville murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom were a highly publicized and brutal double homicide in Tennessee that drew national attention for its extreme violence and subsequent controversial trials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal case
double homicide
murder case
appeals multiple appeals filed
bodyDiscoveryLocation railroad tracks in Knoxville
trash can near Lemaricus Davidson’s residence
charge kidnapping
murder
rape
robbery
city Knoxville, Tennessee
surface form: Knoxville
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 2007-01-08
hasEthnicContext interracial crime
hasVictim Channon Christian
Christopher Newsom
impact criticism of media coverage priorities
public debate on crime and race
jurisdiction Tennessee
surface form: State of Tennessee
lawEnforcementAgency Knoxville Police Department
legalOutcome death sentence for Lemaricus Davidson
multiple life sentences
legalProceeding multiple criminal trials
location Knoxville, Tennessee
mediaCoverage extensive
notableFor controversial trials
extreme violence
sentencing disputes
perpetrator Eric Boyd
George Thomas
Lemaricus Davidson
Letalvis Cobbins
Vanessa Coleman
prosecutorOffice Knox County District Attorney General’s Office
publicAttention national
region Southern United States
startDate 2007-01-07
state Tennessee
trialLocation Knox County, Tennessee
usedWeapon blunt force
firearm
victimAge 21
23
victimGender female
male
victimRelationship romantic couple
year 2007

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Christopher Newsom partOfEvent 2007 Knoxville murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
State of Tennessee v. Letalvis Cobbins relatedTo 2007 Knoxville murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
this entity surface form: 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom