Horrific murder that I've heard nothing about....why?

[nefertiti]

I was in my car this morning and the morning radio show people were talking about a double murder in Tennessee this past winter that received virtually NO news coverage. And it wasn't an ordinary murder. There was gang rape, mutilation, torture...no coverage.

I'm going to post the link and pose the question...why do you think this has gotten next to no national coverage while stories like a missing girl in the bahamas (I can't even remember her name) and even ratially charged stories like the Duke "rape" case seem to receive endless and mind boggling amounts of coverage?

Some think it's a media bias about black on white crimes, but that seems unlikely to me. I'm curious about what others think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom_murder

If you look at the links at the bottom, you'll see a lot of the above referenced theory about why this isn't being talked about more.

More on the murder itself (excuse the source, but it was almost impossible to find a link detailing the murders from a major news source) :

[Channon] Christian and [Christopher] Newsom had gone on a date at a local restaurant on Saturday, January 6, 2007, but did not return home. During their drive, the couple was "hijacked, bound and blindfolded and taken back to Lemaricus Devall "Slim" Davidson's apartment."[4]

At Davidson's apartment, Newsom had apparently been group raped in Christian's presence.[4][5] According to Officer Todd Childress, “Newsom's body was wrapped in a 'sheet and/or comforter,' and that the victim had been shot at least three times. He also notes that Newsom's shoes, socks, identification, and iPod were missing. His body had been burned."[6]

Christian's parents found her Toyota 4-Runner on Chipman Street on Monday, with the help of her mobile phone provider. Because the killers ditched Christian's SUV just a few hours after it was stolen, it has been sugested that the primary objectives of the perpetrators was their desire to kidnap, torture, rape, and murder, instead of a simple hijacking.[7] An envelope recovered from the vehicle yielded fingerprint evidence that led police to Lemaricus Davidson and 2316 Chipman Street. When police went to the address on Tuesday, January 9, they found the home unoccupied and Christian's body in a trash can in the kitchen. She had been dismembered, her body found in five separate trash bags.[8] It has been alleged that for two days she had been group raped multiple times, beaten, and urinated upon.[4] "She (Vanessa Coleman) said she witnessed Christian's mouth being cleaned with a bottle of some type of cleaner," in an attempt to remove DNA evidence. . [8] Newsom's body was found adjacent to railroad tracks in East Knoxville the next afternoon.[4]

Some media reports have suggested that prior to their deaths Christopher's penis was severed and one or both of Channon's breasts were cut off, however the police department refuses to comment on these specific allegations, and the police department maintains it was a carjacking gone bad.[4]

 

[H_T_]

yes. you're right. there is. but when a comedian says a certain word to some hecklers, it makes national news....

 

[heatherrae]

Geez, I have no idea. That seems like the sensationalist type stuff that the news loves to cover.

 

[nefertiti]

Geez, I have no idea. That seems like the sensationalist type stuff that the news loves to cover.

Exactly...I mean some reports say that while alive, they cut of his penis and one of her breasts!

 

[cindylou]

OH my god!

one or more of her breasts were cut off? While she was alive!?!?! OH MY GOD. How awful!!!

Mabye the story was too greusome? I have no idea why that did not get more coverage. Maybe stuff like this happens all the time.

Here in KC there is a trial beginning today about a kid who killed his social worker with a chainsaw.

I thought that would get more coverage too.....

 

[patsfan1379]

were they black?

 

[jerkbox]

was it basically solved?

cases that close quickly don't get much attention....the public needs a good mystery/controversy ya know...

 

[nefertiti]

were they black?

Victims were white, five susects are all black. That, I suppose, is the question on the table. Is that the reason this isn't being talked about more? And if not, can someone provide an alternate theory?

A blog I read said it was because murder is common and blah blah blah. But this isn't just murder. It's sexual mutilation and torture. They allegedly urinated on her while she was alive. Poured bleach in her mouth, allegedly, while she was alive. Raped her boyfriend and forced her to watch. THIS kind of thing definitely is not common.

 

[nefertiti]

was it basically solved?

cases that close quickly don't get much attention....the public needs a good mystery/controversy ya know...

Some of the suspects have essentially confessed, so that might be part of it.

 

[covergrl80]

I posted this same story on the other board! This is one of the worst crimes I have ever read about. I was going to send this story tot he NAACP, but then I figured it would not do me any good!


This is the story I got:

The animals pictured above raped Christopher Newsom, cut off his penis, then set him on fire and fatally shot him several times while they forced his girlfriend, Channon Christian, to watch. An even more cruel fate awaited her!

Channon Christian, was beaten and gang-raped in many ways for four days by all of them, while they took turns urinating on her. Then they cut off her breast and put chemicals in her mouth and then murdered her.

Knoxville (WVLT) - The District Attorney General of Knox County announced the list of charges facing now five suspects in the double murder of Chan non Christian and Christopher Newsom.

The District Attorney General Randy Nichols is not saying whether or not he will seek the death penalty, but he does say the state will seek conviction for all charges filed in a 24-page indictment from the Knox County Grand Jury.

Lemaricus Davidson, 25, faces a total of 46 charges. Davidson was indicted on 16 counts of Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder of Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.

Letalvis Cobbins, 24, faces a total of 46 charges. Cobbins was indicted on 16 counts of Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder o f Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.

George Thomas, 24, faces a total of 46 charges. Thomas was indicted on 16 counts of Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder of Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.

Just last night, police in Lebanon, Kentucky, arrested 18-year-old Vanessa Coleman. She faces 40 Tennessee state charges. Coleman was indicted on 12 counts Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 1 count Premeditated Murder of Christian only, 1 count Especially Aggravated Robbery of Newsom only, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts of aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom and 2 Counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.

Eric Boyd, 24, also arrested in connection with the fatal carjacking, only faces federal charges as an accessory after the fact. He was not indicted by Knox county grand jury.

Felony Murder carries a possibility of death, life without the possibility of parole and life with pa role. Especially Aggravated Robbery is a Class A felony that carries a possibility of 15 to 60 years in prison. Aggravated Rape is a Class A felony that carries a possibility of 15 to 60 years of prison.

At a news conference Thursday, Nichols commende d the cooperative efforts between several departments and credits that cooperation for the fast pace this case is moving through the court system.

Nichols says he hopes to move the case to trial on the first day it's set.

The four are expected to make their first court appearance within ten to fifteen days.

This is certainly a case garnering a lot of public interest, Nichols recognizes that and says he expects all kinds of requests filed in this case, including a change of venue in order to receive a fair trial. But he says he does hope 12 Knox County jurors will be able to determine the guilt or innocence of these suspects.





Where be the Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? Are they providing counsel and help to the families of the victims?



Of course not, the victims were WHITE!



Why hasn't this received National coverage by the news media like the Duke "rape" case?



Oh, that's right, the victims were WHITE!



Why hasn't the NAACP, ACLU, New York Times etc., called for an investigation?



Must be cause the victims were WHITE!



Why hasn't the FBI been called in to investigate this as a hate crime?



Oh, that's right, the victims were WHITE!



All of the bleeding heart liberals are so busy trying to outlaw the "N" word (but not words such as cracker, honky, white trash etc.), but it seems to me that this crime certainly justifies its use!





I can't wait to hear the spin the lawyers for the five animals will put on this, the white's brought it on themselves, the accused are victims of an oppressive white society, the accused came from broken homes, they all have learning disabilities, they are disadvantaged, they never finished school, they be po.



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