Knoxville, Tennessee is Tennessee's third-most populous city with a population of 190,740 as of 2020. Located in Knox County on the west side of Knoxville, is a town called Farragut. This is where Channon Christian would grow up. While attending college at the University of Tennessee, Channon would meet her boyfriend Christopher Newsom who was from Halls Crossroads, Tennessee which is about 30 minutes away from Farragut in the northern portion of Knox County. It was seemingly love at first sight. Everything was going great for them until one night, in January of 2007, having no idea they were being watched, they would unsuspectingly fall victim to the evil of four perpetrators. Listen to hear the story of the murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. This is a story that will remind you that evil is everywhere, even in a well-lit parking lot.
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The Murders of Shannon Christian and Christopher Newsom – Wikipedia - Murders of Shannon Christian and Christopher Newsom - Wikipedia
The Tennessean – May 18, 2007 – 4 trials planned in fatal Knox carjacking – December 19, 2024
Elizabethton Star – February 21, 2007 – Three suspects arraigned in Knoxville Slayings – Retrieved: December 19, 2024
The Jackson Sun – February 2, 2007 – Knoxville: Fifth arrest made in fatal carjacking of couple – Retrieved: December 19, 2024
Johnson City Press – January 12, 2007 – Three men in jail after Tennessee couple found dead – Retrieved: December 19, 2024
The Knoxville News-Sentinel – August 31, 2007 – Superseding indictment won’t delay Boyd trial – Retrieved: December 19, 2024
The Knoxville News Sentinel – May 27, 2007 – Lost in the Furor: Shannon Christian and Christopher Newsom’s slayings have become the subject of racial tension, falsehoods – Jamie Satterfield – Retrieved: December 19, 2024
The Knoxville News Sentinel – May 27, 2007 – Facts are enough to haunt families of slain couple – Jamie Satterfield – Retrieved: December 19, 2024
The Knoxville News Sentinel – April 25, 2009 – Families seek answers in slaying case – Jamie Satterfield – Retrieved: December 19, 2024
Legacy – Shannon Christian Obituary
Legacy – Chris Newsom Obituary
The Knoxville News-Sentinel – October 27, 2009 – ‘Justice for these two kids’ – Jamie Satterfield – Retrieved: December 23, 2024
Bristol Herald Courier – Life in prison for Cobbins – August 27, 2009 – Jamie Satterfield – Retrieved: December 23, 2024
Wikipedia – Knoxville, Tennessee - Knoxville, Tennessee - Wikipedia
Wikipedia – Halls Crossroads, Tennessee
Killing of Knoxville, Tenn. Couple Exploited to Attack Blacks – Casey Sanchez – October 1, 2007 – Intelligence Report
Sins and Secrets – Season 1: Episode 1 – Knoxville
Injustice with Nancy Grace Highlights – Oxygen - Channon Christian's Family Searches For Her Body | Injustice with Nancy Grace Highlights | Oxygen
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