21 year old Channon Christian & her boyfriend 23 year old Christopher Newsom were on their way to a party in Knoxville, Tennessee when they were suddenly kidnapped at gunpoint on January 6th 2007.
They were driven to a nearby home where the young couple were sexually assaulted & tortured over a period of hours & in Channon's case days before they were murdered .
After the shocking discovery of Christopher's burned body authorities were alerted & soon they would discover the horrifying truth of the couples brutal slayings.
A police manhunt was launched ultimately leading to the arrest of the five violent perpetrators responsible for these crimes, leading to each of them receiving significant prison sentences .
But even though the killers remain behind bars today the truly wicked & depraved ordeal they put their two innocent victims through still shocks many across the world to this day & has left two families utterly devastated & still mourning the deep loss of their loved ones...
This is episode 160: The Brutal Murders Of Channon Christian & Christopher Newsom Part 1
**Crime talk begins 10:15 minutes in
Sources: Knoxville News Sentinel/ Wikipedia / allthatsinteresting.com/ court tv on YouTube/
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