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 ⓘ
country 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 State of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: 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 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom ⓘ
linked to: 2007 Knoxville murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom