Overview
- The killings took place in January 2007 when Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom were carjacked, kidnapped, sexually assaulted, tortured and murdered in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- Christopher's naked body was found on nearby railway tracks after he was raped, shot and set on fire, and Channon's body was later discovered in a wheelie bin after being wrapped in plastic while still alive.
- Investigators linked fingerprints from the couple's abandoned car to Lemaricus Davidson and identified four other suspects: Letalvis Cobbins, George Thomas, Eric Boyd and Vanessa Coleman.
- Years of trials and retrials led to convictions: Davidson was sentenced to death, Cobbins, Thomas and Boyd received life terms, and Coleman's sentence was reduced on retrial from 53 to 35 years.
- Coffeehouse Crime host Adrian Stewart published the episode in early June 2026, prompting renewed media coverage and public discussion but no new criminal actions or official developments have been reported.