The Channon Christian-Christopher Newsom Murders

The Channon Christian-Christopher Newsom Murders

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National Media Blackout?

The major news stations in the United States may be focused on Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears, but the Internet is abuzz with the news that "we, the people" want to know. What is everyone blogging about lately? I took a trip around the Internet to find out.

What I found wasn't pretty.

In January of 2007, 21 year-old Channon Christian and her boyfriend, 23 year-old Christopher Newsom, were the victims of a horrific crime in Knoxville, Tennessee. During what appears to have started as a carjacking, the criminals decided to abduct the two and set in motion a disturbing series of events.

The suspects allegedly tortured and raped the young woman for several days before killing her. The young man's life ended sooner but his treatment was no less brutal.

The amount of savagery that took place in this case is of such magnitude that bloggers and their readers are asking, "Where's the national media?" What happened to these two young people is right up there with Jeff Dahmer's deeds on the list of wicked things that people have done to each other.

So why isn't the mainstream national media talking about it?

There are different theories as to why this may be so. Some believe that the media places such little value on our intelligence that they think all of us want to know every detail of Anna Nicole's life and death or Britney's latest shenanigans. Others think that the national media outlets are ignorant themselves-- that they just don't realize how interested America is in this case.

Is race a factor?

Still others see a more sinister hand at work. The suspects who have been apprehended for the horrific crime against those two young people are black; the victims were white. Many seem to think that the race of the alleged perpetrators is the issue.

Had the perpetrators been white, and the victims black, they say, the case would be all over the television and newspapers. Many cite the much-publicized dragging death of James Byrd, Jr. as an example.

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I would like to comment that there are hateful blacks that discriminate against everyone even themselves, as well as white people. I grew up in a city where I was scared of black people because of the hate crimes against white people ( a small southern town mainly populated by african americans) even against their own race, but know i know that its the way you were raised, and there are diffrent types of people white, black, yellow, brown, people every where and do not judge the person by the color of their skin but how they treat you and everyone else around you. BUT this story horrifies me. The fact that it has not been metioned in the media, nobody is marching around with pickets signs, nobody is causing riots over this brutal crime ANGERS ME! This is a horrible crime that has been committed no matter what the color of the person's skin The should rot in jain and get that needle injected and die and slow painful death. THEIR DEATHS SHOULD NOT GO IN VAIN!!!
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Posted on 07/10/2008 at 4:07:14 PM

If it were white boys e.g.James Byrd you would be screaming racist. Listen you tell your chillrens about castle laws in most states now. You tell them sticking your hand in another persons home could prove to be fatal.
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Posted on 05/10/2008 at 12:05:12 AM

Humanity isn't so human. We treat each other like trash and justify the murder of one while we cry over the murder of another. ALL humans are worthy of tears and justice. We can't justify one murder over another. We must admit that history is full of examples of war, racism, sexism, deceit, theft, etc. MAN is often just an animal. Until we evolve from animal to enlightened human, we will continue to bomb, beat, rape, each other and only care if the other person is our color, religion, etc. What a mean and cruel world. I pray that all victims of rape, racism, war, brutality, torture, find peace and that we will come together in peace before we destroy ourselves and the planet!!!
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Posted on 02/18/2008 at 12:02:40 PM

I am a woman. My color does not make me. Who I am as a person defines me. When I expire this body will return to the earth from which it came and my soul will go on. There are no words to describe the way I felt when reading about what happened to Channon and Christopher. However, one thing is crystal clear...ignorance, stupidity, hatred, etc., etc., comes in all shapes, sizes and colors (Evident by many prior comments).My heart goes out to the families of these people. I hurt along with these families because I empathize with lost. I also cringe for the families of the criminals who did this. Taking color out of the equation...would it have been any less important if the murderers were the same race as the victims. I would hope not. Unfortunately, ignorance is not something you can kill, destroy, or send to another country. My prayer is that justice is swift and a healing comes for all those hurting from this tragedy.
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Posted on 10/20/2007 at 4:10:00 PM

white collar crime...ended up being raped by a lifer, and subsequently murdered. He was to be in for 6 months, that's it, and the first week he was in with a hardened criminal who likes the new *sweet boy* in town. Kill these bastards and get it over with.
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Posted on 09/25/2007 at 8:09:00 AM

Shelly, Perhaps you didn't hear about the black folks who broke into a womans house, and made the son have intercourse with his mother. They were black (the victims) and there was a HUGE outrage from the media and consequently many *white* viewers over the heinous nature of that "black on black" crime. White people are outraged at all crime in America in general. I know there is the *occasional* racist who says "let them kill themselves off"; however I am sure there are plenty of blacks who say that about "white on white" crimes. The real problem here is that there is no such thing as a hate crime, because no murder, rape, theft, etc, is done out of love for the victim. Every crime is a crime of hate, and this one is of the most heinous of natures. Let them all be put to death and rid our nation of a perverse people. I suppose you would rather them rot in prison though? Tell that to the family of a guy locally to me, who was placed in prison for 6 months for a whit
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Posted on 09/25/2007 at 8:09:00 AM

Black, White or other, this crime was so horrific and animalistic, it made me sick and cry when i heard about it, same here like most of you its sept and i only heard of this crime today on a radio program, and i watch alot of news. These animals should be prosecuted to the fullest , they should never see daylight again, I cannot even for one min believe that a human being could do such a thing to another human being, think of this happening to your daughter or son or maybe YOUR mother God forbid. thanks
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Posted on 09/20/2007 at 1:09:00 PM

I read some of the commentaries below and at first I could not believe some of the ignorant things I was seeing. But, then I thought about it and realized we are just human beings. Everyone is not going to think rationally about this situation. If the victims and the suspects were black, half these people wouldn't care about this situation. These people talking about this as a racial issue are just using this as a excuse for themselves to show their hatred against their fellow man. Their is not a "pure" race. We are all alike if you admit to it or not. I am not concerned about making these individuals happy, though. I'm only concerned about the families of the victims getting justice for this heinous crime. All of you who are trying to ignitiate "race wars" beware. You are going to have to answer to a higher power one day about your actions and may have to face the consequences.
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Posted on 09/19/2007 at 11:09:00 PM

I agree with Jamie. I check cnn.com daily and only heard of this story several months ago from Snopes.com It seems that the story from west virginia has garnered more publicity because the race of the victim and assailants are reversed. Why is it they are pushing for the WV assailants to be charged with hate crimes, but not the murderers of the Newsom/Christian?
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Posted on 09/14/2007 at 7:09:00 AM

I live in Middle Tennessee and just now happened upon an article about this horrific act. I check CNN.com daily. All of the major news networks are currently reporting on the West Virginia case, which is horrible, but the Christian/Newsom case should have warranted the same coverage.
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Posted on 09/12/2007 at 12:09:00 PM

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