192. Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom: The Judge, the Drugs, and the Retrials (Part III)

About this episode

The episode discusses the trials and subsequent judicial scandal surrounding the murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.

By January 2007, all five suspects were in custody. Prosecutors had charged them with 46 counts including murder, rape, kidnapping, and robbery. Between 2008-2010, four separate trials resulted in convictions. It seemed like justice had finally been served and the families could breathe. Then a scandal involving the judge, who presided over the trials, would rock their worlds. Because of his demons, the families would have to go through it all over again. Support ResourcesFor Survivors of Violence: https://www.rainn.org/ - RAINN (1-800-656-4673) https://www.thehotline.org/ - National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233) https://www.crisistextline.org/ - Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to 741741) https://988lifeline.org/ - 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline For Families of Murder Victims: https://www.pomc.org/ - Parents of Murdered Children https://victimsofcrime.org/ - National Center for Victims of Crime https://www.ncvc.org/ - National Crime Victim Law Institute Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/ (Historical archive - subscription required) https://www.knoxnews.com/ (Search "Christian Newsom" for extensive archive) https://abcnews.go.com/ (Search "Channon Christian")…

People in this episode

Host: Paige Elmore

Topics covered

• true crime
• judicial scandal
• murder trials
• victim advocacy
• legal system

Keywords

• Channon Christian
• Christopher Newsom
• murder
• trials
• judicial scandal
• victim advocacy
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RAINN, National Domestic Violence Hotline, Crisis Text Line, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Parents of Murdered Children, National Center for Victims of Crime, National Crime Victim Law Institute, Newspapers.com, Knox News, ABC News

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