TN - Chris Newsom, 23, & Channon Christian, 21, murdered, Knoxville, 6 Jan 2007 #10

[Muffet]

So in a nutshell, the winess told about his day playing golf with Chris, their plans for the night, worry when Chris & Channon didn't return to party, looking for and finding Channon's SUV with her parents...

...and he identified Chris' baseball caps and tennis shoes.

Now they're breaking for lunch.

 

[kiki the parrot]

Judge: Lunch, wel'll come back in an hour... (approx 1pm EST)

arrot:

 

[steelergirl]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Defense opts not to ask Anderson any ?s so they won't point out pot in Chris' truck like Davidson did #cntrial
2 minutes ago from txt

 

[kiki the parrot]

It always reassuring to see TK in the courtroom doin her thing :thumb: The depravation of the people in this case could really warp your view and make you think there's no decency or humanity left, and she's a a much needed reassurance there are still honorable people who stand up for what's right GO TK.

arrot:

 

[PrairieWind]

Sounds like this defense attorney learned that attacking the victims got the last defendant a death sentence.

 

[steelergirl]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Lunch break! #cntrial
4 minutes ago from txt

woooo hooo! Sorry guys, I'm just copying and pasting, not following along trying to do this and work...so sorry if I'm repeating what's already said!! Hopefully I'll be able to catch up when the bossman leaves!!

 

[Muffet]

Court is back in session...

Price is questioning Channon's best friend from childhood, Cara.

Talking about the day and plans for the party that evening...

 

[Muffet]

Cara was getting ready for party at jaymie hampton's house... Chris and Channon on phone... Channon told her she was going to wait and Chris would come get her, take her to dinner, then they'd go to party.

Her room mate was out of town.

(Channon lived w/ parents, but stayed at Cara's a lot because it was close to the university where she went.)

When Cara got to party around 9(?), Chris had just left to get Channon...

At around 11, Cara tried to reach Channon - no answer or callback... so friends started calling Chris.. no answer or reply..

Cara went home around 3:30... Channon not there... apartment seemed to have been left the way Channon usually did... nothing looked wrong...

 

[steelergirl]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

What then seemed mundane now sounds ominous as friends tell of last hours b/4 disappearance #cntrial
2 minutes ago from txt

Channon's best friend on stand detailing evening Channon went missing #cntrial
7 minutes ago from txt

 

[Muffet]

Cara went to bed around 3:30... got up around 10 the next morning... Called Channon - phone immediately went to voicemail...

She showered and went to Jaimie Hampton's around 1:30...

Another kid was there from party last night... they all asked about Chris & Channon - no one had heard.

(Price confirms that Chris' truck had still been at Cara's apt when she got home last night at 3:30.)

Then Cara got a call from Channon's work, because Channon had not shown up as scheduled.

Now she was worried. Friends and Channon's family gathered in general area Channon's phone had last pinged to (parents had checked phone co)..

They started a grid search, street by street... found Channon's 4-runner..

 

[Muffet]

All the stickers had been removed from 4-runner...

The area was weird, because none of them ever went to that area 4-runner was found: Chipman and Glyder.

They started to look around, waiting for police to arrive... police got there, started collecting evidence - fingerprints, etc... Deena had brought a key to the 4Runner.

They went home to try to get some rest.

Last time she saw Channon alive was in the apt, before Cara went to party. Last time spoke to her was about 9 pm as Channon waited for Chris to pick her up.

 

[Muffet]

Now showing where Cara's Washington Ridge Apartments were on a satellite map...

Price going over directions usually followed to get to various places.. sorry... i can't type fast enough to follow and see...

 

[steelergirl]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

How haunting it must be for family, friends to know they were w/in stone's throw of dying or dead Channon #cntrial
2 minutes ago from txt

Couple's family, friends did grid search of Chipman area to find Channon's SUV - Kara #cntrial
5 minutes ago from txt

 

[PrairieWind]

What time did they locate channon's SUV on sunday?

 

[Muffet]

Price has just been going over a ton of things for Cara to identify... photos of her apartment , Channon's 4-runner, clothes she was taking to goodwill, the cell charger, photos Channon had over visor... her purse...

(I'll post some shots in a minute.)

 

[Muffet]

What time did they locate channon's SUV on sunday?

Around 2:30 am.

 

[steelergirl]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

That tracks w/ Cobbins claim he stayed behind w/ a bound Channon, leaving Thomas, Boyd, Davidson to kill Chris #cntrial
2 minutes ago from txt

Mud on rear driver's side floorbrd, Channon's jacket rear pass side floorbrd suggests 3 in SUV after Chris shot #cntrial
3 minutes ago from txt

If Chris forced in back of SUV enroute to his death as state says, he didn't leave any blood behind #cntrial
8 minutes ago from txt

 

[Muffet]

Leland asks her to describe Channon ... Cara says she was beautiful, 5'8" and thin...

 

[Muffet]

Cara identifies the clothes Channon was wearing that night:

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[Muffet]

Defense has no questions for Cara.

Prosecution calls Gary Christian, Channon's father.