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Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr.

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Jan 06, 2007

Victim Details

Hugh Christopher Newsom, Jr.

Female

White / Caucasian

Knoxville

TN

2007-01-06

23

Hugh

Christopher Newsom Jr.

07/18/2026

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On the evening of January 6, 2007, a young Knoxville, Tennessee couple, 23-year-old Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr., a white male, and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Channon Christian, were headed for a night out with friends. Their plans took a horrific turn when they were carjacked from an apartment complex parking lot. This act of violence was the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that would end in their brutal murders. The couple was taken to a rental house on Chipman Street, where they were subjecte ...
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