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Justice Done In Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian Murders; Update & Bumped – Death!

Posted by: Curt @ 6:25 pm in Law Enforcement  | 1,111 views

Rob wrote about the murders of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian back in 2007, which still gets many hits. People want to know about this case and find out if justice will be served.

Well it was today….with little media fanfare, unlike the Duke case which fit the particular narrative our media wants to present:

A Knox County jury today put torture-slaying alleged ringleader Lemaricus Davidson on the path to death.

With a sweeping set of guilty verdicts on all murder counts, the five-woman, seven-man jury set the stage for the state’s bid Thursday to seek Davidson’s life as punishment for the January 2007 deaths of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.

“The people of Knox County are the ones who took care of our kids today,” said Deena Christian, mother of Channon Christian.

“We finally have the justice our kids deserve,” said Mary Newsom, mother of Chris Newsom.

Jurors also found Davidson, 28, guilty of the kidnapping and robbery of the couple, rejecting defense claims the pair went willingly to Davidson’s Chipman Street house.

They also deemed him guilty of multiple rapes of Christian, 21. They were unable to conclude whether Davidson raped Newsom, 23, and instead returned lesser verdicts of facilitation of Newsom’s rape.

Never did hear Sharpton or Jackson come out in disgust about these murders….wonder why?

UPDATE

The punishment is death:

The jury of five women and seven men deliberated about four hours before returning its decision this afternoon to a packed courtroom.

“The punishment is death,” the jury foreman said.

The victims’ families gasped at the verdict, but Davidson showed no reaction. Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner admonished those in the courtroom to control any outburst.

“The murder was especially heinous, atrocious and cruel,” the foreman said, reading from the verdict form.

Most honest reaction in the blogosphere so far comes from Ace:

But don’t worry. He’ll become a poet on death row and soon Paris will declare him an honorary citizen.

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Pat
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This was a hate crime if I ever saw one. We’ll never see that, either.
I’m glad the jury did the right thing with this one. I can’t imagine the pain these families have been through.

October 28th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Patvann
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These POS’s can’t be taken off this planet fast enough.

Jackson and Sharpton are in the business of perpetuating only their definition of victimization, and in their diseased minds, no other exists. They can’t be take from our midst fast enough either.

Thanks for posting this, sheriff. I had been wondering how the trial was progressing…Of course we now await the inevitable “racist jury/other” meme a-la Jamal.

October 28th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
thebronze
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Pat, you’re wrong, it’s only a hate crime when it’s perpetrated on a minority.

Whites need not apply.

October 29th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Temujin
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Abortion, as I see it, is a horrible practice and procedure. However, those 5 animals certainly make an argument in favor thereof. Perhaps a “very late term” abortion should have been performed earlier in their lives.
This incident was not just a misstep during otherwise worthy lives. How can one human derive pleasure from the suffering of another?
I would like to see the non-expunged criminal records on each of the 5. I’d bet that the perps should not have been on the street in the first place.

October 29th, 2009 at 7:53 am
Spade
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He’s on his way to the needle.

October 30th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Jim
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Death is to Kind of a sentence for these miserable pieces of crap !! They should be taken out and raped every day for the rest of there lives not given a bed and three squares a day.

October 30th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Hankster58
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Abortion?? It’s not to late to “Abort” them off this planet!! Good riddance, the difference between these cretins and a rabid dog is…. a rabid animal doesn’t have the ability to reason right or wrong, decency vs. depraved savagery, compassion vs unbelievable INHUMANITY!!!
one more thing that ought to be at LEAST offered…. if they want the option, let the PARENTS of those killed “push the button”…..

October 30th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
scr_north
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This is such a sad story in many respects. First, the poor couple who endured such pain and fear at the hands of a group of vicious, sadistic cowards. Second, the lack of media coverage outside the area of the crimes. You hate to say it however, it seems pretty self evident that the media felt that the lives of two people was less newsworthy because they were white. I believe it’s deeper then that. Had the perpetrators also been white I believe that there would have been far more widespread however since they were black a decision was made to underreport it. I’m sure that I’ll be accused of being a racist however I assure you that I’m not. My heart goes out to the families of the victims and to the parents of the criminals as I’m sure they also feel the horror of their sons actions.

October 30th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
David Brickner
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Please bring the defendants found guilty to my house this afternoon. After checking the wind to make sure the smell does not bother my neighbors, I will dispatch them quickly….or not…..
Then with a clear conscience can I go out and celebrate real “justice” with dinner and a beer.
Any court district which cannot expedite and complete all appeals and proceed with an execution within 5 years (yeah …I know that’s too long) should have all the judges and lawyers involved be disbarred……….. The taxpayers should not have to keep these scum alive any longer than necessary…..

October 31st, 2009 at 6:00 am
Cork
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OK, the gang “leader” was sentenced to death — something many of us will never see in our lifetimes. The other pervert was sentenced to prison — but for how long? Is he eligible for parole?

What of the other 3 who participated in this heinous torture?

Please stay on-top of this as none of these criminals should ever breath a breath of “free air”.

November 16th, 2009 at 10:46 am
PB
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Only 3 of the five were sentenced!
click this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom

November 17th, 2009 at 6:39 pm

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