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   KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It has been 14 years since 21-year-old   
   Channon Christian and 23-year-old Chris Newsom were brutally   
   murdered. In the years since, their families have fought for justice   
   while also honoring their memories.   
      
   The randomness of the crimes left the community in fear and the   
   victims’ families have been forced to constantly relive the   
   nightmare, appearing in court hundreds of times in their pursuit of   
   justice — which has also resulted in several new laws and five   
   people in prison for their crimes.   
      
   Lemaricus Davidson, the alleged ringleader of the carjacking,   
   kidnapping, rapes and murders was sentenced to death. Letalvis   
   Cobbins is serving life without parole.   
      
   George Thomas is serving two consecutive life terms. Eric Boyd was   
   given two life sentences plus 90 years.   
      
   Late last year, Vanessa Coleman, who was deemed a facilitator and   
   sentenced to 35 years, was denied parole.   
      
   Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend Chris Newsom, 23, did not   
   arrive at a friend’s party on Jan. 6, 2007, and never returned home   
   to their parents. They were last seen at the Washington Ridge   
   Apartments. The next day, a train conductor reported a body near the   
   railroad tracks and Ninth Avenue in East Knoxville. The next day it   
   was learned the bound and burned body was that of Chris Newsom and   
   later it was revealed he had been raped, beaten and shot. Channon’s   
   abandoned vehicle was found nearby.   
      
   On Jan. 9, 2007, fingerprints in the car led to a house at 2316   
   Chipman St. A body was found, but not immediately identified.   
   Friends and family feared the worst and later investigators   
   confirmed Channon Christian was dead. She was found in a trash can —   
   beaten, raped and with bleach poured down her throat. The medical   
   examiner determined she suffocated in the trash can.   
      
   Since the discovery of their bodies, the manhunt that followed and   
   the arrests and later convictions of those held responsible for the   
   young couple’s deaths, the tragedy continues. Those convicted who   
   remain behind bars continue to exercise their legal rights in the   
   appeals process and court dates continue.   
      
   The latest proceeding occurred in December.   
      
   We will continue to update this ongoing story, developing since   
   2007, as we learn more.   
      
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