tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post2873149942086738265..comments2024-03-18T03:14:26.822-07:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: The Christian-Newsom Torture Murder CaseSprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-41549313397449179602013-09-14T06:27:18.443-07:002013-09-14T06:27:18.443-07:00There was media coverage of these cases. I believ...There was media coverage of these cases. I believe all the trials were live streamed online via local stations. Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-54404703200789849402013-09-14T00:40:05.911-07:002013-09-14T00:40:05.911-07:00I'm am now just hearing and reading up on what...I'm am now just hearing and reading up on what happened to this young couple ....and I got say why didn't the media jump on this case . I can't figure out ...how does our judistric system allows this . Their really is no justice anymore . My heart goes out to the christian and Newsom families.... and what they have to go through everyday just trying to figure out WHY would anyone want to do this to another human beings . I've never owned a hand gun but the past week me reading up on this ....I'm planning on getting concealed weapon permit....because in reality ....there are truly sadistic people just waiting for opportunity to put harm on ghd innocents and it's best to be prepared .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-72621794037268514582012-11-20T13:44:34.697-08:002012-11-20T13:44:34.697-08:00Thank god they just found Vanessa Coleman guilty i...Thank god they just found Vanessa Coleman guilty in the retrial! Its just a shame they all didnt receive Death sentences! Only Davidson got this. These people make me sick! Living near Knoxville ive saw & read about the stuff they did to this poor couple. My heart goes out to the Christian & Newsome families. I couldnt imagime what they are going through. As a father myself I would have already been in jail cause 1st time i saw one these monsters in person i wouldve tried to kill them myselves. Especially in the Cobbins trial when the monster testified saying Shannon had oral sex with him willingly! Which if that was case they wouldnt have made her drink bleach trying to kill their DNA! Coleman diary talking about that weekend in Knoxville being the time of her life! Well at least she gets to spend rest of her life in prison. Hopefully she get some evil guard who decides to torture her! Sickening these monsters! They should all fry!! Slow & very painful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-77049777478498803142012-07-16T17:14:13.508-07:002012-07-16T17:14:13.508-07:00It is clear Letalvis Cobbins went to the Washingto...It is clear Letalvis Cobbins went to the Washington Apartments with Eric Boyd & LeMaricus Davidson with the intent to carjack. His role was to drive Boyd's car back to the Chipman house. There was a plan. His alibi under questioning was simply too weak and coupled with the physical evidence later shown to discredit him, Cobbins was a willing and knowing participant in the initial carjack. Cobbins also raped Channon Christian multiple times. This is corroborated by Vanessa Coleman under interrogation. Vanessa Coleman also played a role greater than simply confining Channon Christian to the bathroom during Daphne Sutton's brief visit to the house on Sunday. If one were to believe the suspects, the house was always quiet and the men simply visited the room where Channon Christian was being held from time to time. The ultra violence perpetrated upon Channon Christian took place in a room w/o a door in a house so small that such testimony is not credible. Letalvis Cobbins should have received the death penalty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-12362213262656459442012-05-19T21:00:23.693-07:002012-05-19T21:00:23.693-07:00Just reading this has built so much anger inside. ...Just reading this has built so much anger inside. WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE? Who would do such a cruel thing and what could possibly be going through youre head well commiting this crime. It's sick. My prayers go out to the families and friends of this young adults. It's just such a shame that people like these murderers even exist in this world and are even givin the opportunity to still breath. UGH!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-16664351150813214812012-03-31T17:35:50.813-07:002012-03-31T17:35:50.813-07:00Never heard anything about this case until today. ...Never heard anything about this case until today. In light of what is happening in FL right now, I posted it on Facebook just so people could see how "racist" us white people really are, espically sine most of the media is white.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-6002601162279748142010-06-21T21:36:39.197-07:002010-06-21T21:36:39.197-07:00you made an excellent point in another article (i ...you made an excellent point in another article (i believe) having to do with the motive - they said it was a "carjacking" but they didn't keep the car nor did they try to get money with their atm cards.<br /><br />i can't wrap my head around a literal reason for WHY this happened... did these individuals just simply want to gang rape, torture, and murders these people? this sounds akin to a "serial killer" but these people don't really fit into that category. did they all sit down and plan this? or what? how do 5 individuals just comply with committing these acts, and if one was unaware or was just not a part of it how can you possibly not try to help them? and there was plenty of chances when something could have been done.<br /><br />i can't imagine this is a first for these individuals, in some way or another.<br /><br />4 men raping another man? just for the mere pleasure of depraving him?<br /><br />how does coleman not feel for this woman nor care that her bf is a rapist?<br /><br />how do these deviants exist in our society so unnoticed? like i said, this can't be a first is no associated with any of these people decent or have any sense of morality? conscience? heart? soul?<br /><br />white, black, brown, orange, green, w/e, how can you feel anything other than blind rage and a desire to literally erase these people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-12847836061422252009-11-04T07:00:31.328-08:002009-11-04T07:00:31.328-08:00In compiling this article, I watched as much of th...In compiling this article, I watched as much of the live stream of the trial as I could. Other sources were the Knoxville News-Sentinel and the Knoxville TV stations WBIR and WATE, in addition to journalists Jamie Satterfield, Nicholas Stix, and Duncan Mansfield.<br /><br />David From TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-42988556031570003682009-10-31T20:24:19.406-07:002009-10-31T20:24:19.406-07:00I think the media is not running this story becaus...I think the media is not running this story because it is so horrific. It made me sick to my stomach reading what happened to these poor children. You can't watch TV without a story of a child being abducted, raped and murdered but this is the worst crime I have heard of. Now, the Christian and Newsome families have to bear this process to bring justice to their children. All of it is unimagineable and more than any human being should have to bear. If ever the death penalty was appropiate, it is here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-45110363000489520902009-10-29T07:33:03.941-07:002009-10-29T07:33:03.941-07:00I live in MD and I heard about this heinous crime ...I live in MD and I heard about this heinous crime only by accident. The horror of the last hours of these young people is beyond belief! The unimaginable pain those poor parents are forced to endure is more than the human heart should ever have to bear. I didn't even know these kids and this disturbs me so much that I truly don't know how the parents can even function. This is beyond grief. I pray the Lord gives them the peace that "surpasses all understanding", because what comfort can anyone or anything else offer? Even if they were allowed to destroy these monsters with their own hands, the mental images of their childrens' suffering is indelibly carved in their brains and hearts. The courage it must take to sit in the same room as these grotesque creatures and not go after them is staggering. I can't believe(or maybe I can)the media is ignoring this story. They're always looking for sensational aren't they? What could be more sensational than this?jamiereneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-64160294904624318082009-10-08T13:39:33.602-07:002009-10-08T13:39:33.602-07:00{{Although I have a bachelor's degree in crimi...{{Although I have a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, my feelings about this case would be the same regardless. I'm on other side of the U.S so I don't know anyone of those involved, victims or otherwise.}} That being said, this case is SO SAD!! I feel DEEPLY for the victims families. Although I hope ALL defendants go down for this, there is one thing that I must say...I believe that Letalvis had no knowledge of the carjacking before it happened. That part of his story is consistent throughout. I also believe when he first got back to the house after following them from carjacking that he was like, uh lets bounce up outta here and what you doin bro, but when he didn't, it was at that point that he became involved and guilty!! What a shame that he, (or Vanessa or even G) could have done something to save (at least) the lives of the two victims. (Maybe sneak a text message out to someone?) No one did, so sad! Point is, I think there are clear parts of Letalvis testimony that are consistent and truthful. All involved should be equally punished (and I hope Eric gets charged with more!) I'm anxious to hear the interrogation of G when it is released later this month. None the less, I believe Letalvis could have been the ONE person to save Chris and Channon!! Again, I BELIEVE he didn't know about the carjacking. He's very consistent about that part of story and some other parts. I believe at the moment he got back from following them in the car he was ready to bounce...but HE DIDN'T!!!! He may or may not have been involved directly with either death, BUT the moment he didn't 'bounce' as he says, and get help, was the moment I feel he holds a huge responsibility for this. He was the one person that could have ended this and didn't. They're all guilty! (Even the girl.) So sad. The victims families are in my prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-40963305869009521162009-08-26T17:30:44.320-07:002009-08-26T17:30:44.320-07:00Today, the jury brought to Knoxville from Nashvill...Today, the jury brought to Knoxville from Nashville gave Cobbins life without parole. Not the sentence he should have had.<br /><br />David From TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-16580977035901713922009-08-25T10:16:56.884-07:002009-08-25T10:16:56.884-07:00I did just see on the news that they found Letalvi...I did just see on the news that they found Letalvis Cobbins guilty on 56 counts, including murder. I think the death penalty is too good for them.Jobeth66https://www.blogger.com/profile/11038439425452956832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-58671363516594485992009-08-25T10:07:00.313-07:002009-08-25T10:07:00.313-07:00The jury came back today (Tuesday) with guilty ver...The jury came back today (Tuesday) with guilty verdicts in the first degree. The penalty phase starts tomorrow (Wednesday). The penalty phase is also streamed live on the sites mentioned above.<br /><br />David From TennesseeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-79620639187401105872009-08-24T15:35:06.760-07:002009-08-24T15:35:06.760-07:00How can defense attorneys live with themselves? Ye...How can defense attorneys live with themselves? Yeah I know it's a right for the accused to be legally represented, but in this case—to be in the same room as the defendants is plain sickening. <br />Thanks for bringing this horrific case to light. Ick. <br />May the jury deliberate completely and honestly so the conviction sticks.CaliGirl9https://www.blogger.com/profile/06639398512708841968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-48402220514918598972009-08-24T05:44:17.379-07:002009-08-24T05:44:17.379-07:00David Thank You, and thank you also Sprocket for p...David Thank You, and thank you also Sprocket for posting on your blog . <br /><br />This is most gruesome, we can only hope that there is a special hell that all four of these defendants will find eternity in. <br /><br />Were I the parents of these victims I'm afraid I would find a way of making sure these four know what pain feels like. I would find a way through secrecy or through cunning, somehow......I would find a way<br /><br /> Caroleigh in Vancleave Mississippi.caroleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842951740374648453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-3223113832751979032009-08-23T21:50:46.126-07:002009-08-23T21:50:46.126-07:00Tezi,
Thanks for your post. The female defendant ...Tezi,<br /><br />Thanks for your post. The female defendant claims she was just doing the cooking. By Tennessee law, she is guilty of double murder by being present as a group member.<br /><br />The local reporter wrote that courtroom security has been keeping watch on Channon's father in case he goes after the defendant.<br /><br />Tru TV is supposedly taping the trial. They were showing another trial last week. I don't know when Tru TV will show Christian-Newsom. They may show it between now and when the Davidson trial starts on September 21. <br /><br />The defendant is as guilty as it is possible to be by law. He literally told us that on the stand. The sickening horror of the whole thing makes you wonder if the jury will have a member of the O.J. Simpson fan club or another Juror No. 10 as in the first Spector jury.<br /><br />David From TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-23917004670786883272009-08-23T20:56:43.000-07:002009-08-23T20:56:43.000-07:00David, thank you for the wonderful blog entry. Th...David, thank you for the wonderful blog entry. This is one of the most horrific crimes I've ever read or heard about. I can NOT imagine the pain of the families in the court room. I feel so terrible for Channon's dad. You know he'd rip these animals (and that's giving these defendants a compliment) limb from limb given the chance.<br /><br />You can bet your boots, if it would have been two blacks treated the way these two white people were treated, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would be calling for nation-wide riots. Instead, the media is extremely quiet about this case. <br /><br />And I have to wonder what is wrong with the female defendant? I know her defense is that she didn't do anything wrong, that she only cooked breakfast for the male defendants. She needs to be tortured the same as the victims were, just so the she can see what it feels like for no one to help her. JMO<br /><br />This case has affected me like none other. I don't understand WHY this case isn't getting the national attention it deserves. I can NOT understand how another human being can stand by and watch others get tortured and NOT do anything about it. I can NOT understand how the female defendant thinks she did NOT do anything wrong!<br /><br />I apologize for my rant.<br /><br />Thank you again David for the interesting article. I greatly appreciate your time and effort.Tezihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337768598187809674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-27399802653679436342009-08-23T12:57:26.812-07:002009-08-23T12:57:26.812-07:00Tomorrow, you can use the links Niner gave to foll...Tomorrow, you can use the links Niner gave to follow the verdict watch. WBIR, the NBC station for Knoxville does the best job of streaming.<br /><br />David From TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-80725398816174071772009-08-23T12:20:46.094-07:002009-08-23T12:20:46.094-07:00I hope more media outlets pick up this case.I hope more media outlets pick up this case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-68251229643142563292009-08-23T12:11:54.285-07:002009-08-23T12:11:54.285-07:00Hey David and Sprocket - I hope you don't mind...Hey David and Sprocket - I hope you don't mind me posting these links to live feed of this trial that David has brought to us here! I found them on WS:<br /><br /><i>Live trial coverage:<br /><br />WARNING: This is video of the murder trial in progress for Letalvis Cobbins. Cobbins is accused in the abduction, rape, and murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom. <br /><br />This is live video and is not an edited program. It is likely to contain graphic testimony, images, and descriptions of a violent crime. Please be advised.<br /><br />http://www.wbir.com/video/breakingvideo.aspx<br /><br />Follow the trial of Letalvis Cobbins on Twitter:<br />http://twitter.com/jamiescoop<br /><br />Background articles, documents, photos and videos:<br />http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/au...urders-knoxvi/ <br /></i><br />hope the links work!<br /><br />NinerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-75471262057686777512009-08-23T11:34:07.776-07:002009-08-23T11:34:07.776-07:00Thanks for the comments. In Tennessee, there are t...Thanks for the comments. In Tennessee, there are three ways to be guilty of first degree murder. In this case, the second applies. They are:<br /><br />1. A premeditated and intentional act of killing another.<br />2. A killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate any first degree murder, act of terrorism, arson, rape, robbery, burglary, theft, kidnapping, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect or aircraft piracy.<br />3. A killing of another committed as the result of the unlawful throwing, placing or discharging of a destructive device or bomb.<br /><br />When Cobbins took the stand he confirmed by his own words that he was guilty of first degree murder by Tennessee law. He admitted that he had control over Channon for several hours. <br /><br />This is something that I wanted to add to the what I had written. There is no reason whatsoever for the jury to not come back with guilty verdicts for two murders along with the other charges.<br /><br />David From TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-4236774126323578962009-08-23T11:24:57.271-07:002009-08-23T11:24:57.271-07:00If this had happened to my child I would be beyond...If this had happened to my child I would be beyond insane. The suffering these young people endured is simply impossible to commprehend. I'll bet you money these POS tortured animals when they were young. These things (can't insult animals) are born like this. Michael Vick will never change and neither will they.<br /><br />I agree this case has been covered up by the media because of race. <br /><br />Thank you Sprocket for giving this coverage on your blog.<br /><br />Septembe MOOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-36705804576436293992009-08-23T10:54:06.203-07:002009-08-23T10:54:06.203-07:00Dave,
Welcome here and thank you for bringing thi...Dave,<br /><br />Welcome here and thank you for bringing this awful case to our attention. I can't imagine how awful it was to watch this trial which is a reflection of a crime almost beyond imagination for its gruesomeness. <br /><br />My heart goes out to the families who have to live through all those trials.ritanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798894468241676294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-62202960656405862032009-08-23T10:20:35.062-07:002009-08-23T10:20:35.062-07:00Hi David,
This has to be one of the most disgusti...Hi David,<br /><br />This has to be one of the most disgusting and horrific things I have ever read. How senseless!! I have not heard of this case. My heart breaks for their friends and family. Those monsters should be tortured and killed in the exact same way. Thanks for bringing attention to this story and I look forward to any future updates.<br /><br />Nancy AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com