About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic case of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, exploring the crime and the families' fight for justice.

On a cold Saturday night in January 2007, 21-year-old Channon Christian and her boyfriend, 23-year-old Christopher Newsom, set out for a party. They never arrived. By the following afternoon, two families were desperately searching Knoxville, unaware that their children had crossed paths with a group of strangers whose actions would leave behind one of the most disturbing crime scenes Tennessee had ever witnessed. This is not simply a story about extraordinary cruelty. It is also the story of two deeply loved young people, the families who refused to stop fighting for them, and a pursuit of justice that would take more than a decade to complete.  Join Cam and Jen of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Knoxville Nightmare: Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS All music by our executive editors @theinkypawprint Sources:  https://web.archive.org/web/20070522111056/http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0%2C1406%2CKNS_347_5277265%2C00.html http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/37878832/fifth-person-charged-in-gruesome-2007-murders-of-young-knoxville-couple…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cam, Jen

Topics covered

• true crime
• justice
• crime scene
• family
• pursuit of justice

Keywords

• Channon Christian
• Christopher Newsom
• Knoxville
• true crime
• justice
• crime scene
• 2007 murders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: octoberpodVHS, theinkypawprint

Places: Knoxville

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