TN - Chris Newsom, 23, & Channon Christian, 21, murdered, Knoxville, 6 Jan 2007 #11

[SuziQ]

George Thomas Trial Begins​

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Watch live here:

http://www.wbir.com/video/breakingvideo.aspx​

Or here:

http://www.wate.com/global/Category.asp?c=173163

(These are unedited video feeds of the trial, likely to contain graphic testimony, images, and descriptions of a violent crime. Please be advised.)​

<B>Full Coverage and Background info:

Murders of Channon_Christian and Christopher Newsom - Wikipedia
Murders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom
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Channon Christian, Christopher Newsom murders - Knoxville News Sentinel
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/news/lo...ewsom-murders/

Case documents:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/au...urders-knoxvi/

WATE Coverage

WBIR Coverage​

</B>Videos:

At Knox News Sentinel

16 minute video on the murders produced by the Knoxville News-Sentinel. (Thanks to William N.)​

Twitter links:

Jamie Satterfield - Knoxville News Sentinel:
http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

WBIR:
http://twitter.com/wbirymartinez

WATE:
http://twitter.com/gpatterson12​

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Names for reference:

Victims:
Chris Newsom
Channon Christian

Judge:
Richard Baumgartner

Attorneys for Prosecution:
Takisha Fitzgerald, AKA "TK"
Leland Price

Defense attorneys:
Thomas Dillard
Stephen Johnson

Parents:
Hugh and Mary Newsom
Gary and Deena Christian
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[SuziQ]

Photos from today, Dec 3rd.

http://www.knoxnews.com/photos/galleries/2009/dec/03/george-thomas-trial---thursday-dec-3-2009/

 

[SuziQ]

Good morning everyone!

 

[lizzybeth]

Good morning SuzieQ.

 

[Indianagirl]

Good morning.

 

[SuziQ]

Looks like everyone is there.

I don't have sound though?

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

I see transcripts stacked on DA table. That means we'll hear Thomas' stmt today

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

The "worm's" drug customer who drove Thomas and crew to Ky on stand

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Worm paid chick w/ morpheine to take Thomas and crew to Ky

Drug chick - Thomas and crew quiet duria' ride. "I talked a lot but od course I was high"

 

[SuziQ]

She had a drug addiction since her son died in 2005.

 

[SuziQ]

Natasha Hayes is up.

 

[SuziQ]

The spelling of her name is different, I didn't catch it.

This lady has a terrible breathing problem. Asthma or something. I hope she'll be ok.

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Give it up for Natasha "Blue" Hays, Lebanon Ky's own female rapper!

Oops this female Eminem spells her name "Natosha" my bad

 

[lizzybeth]

Sorry. Had to laugh when she said she was "mixin' a beat".

 

[SuziQ]

What a life, going from flophouse to flophouse.

 

[SuziQ]

Lol, so did I lizzy.

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Ms. Eminem is white but refers to Worm as "that white boy"

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Ms. Eminem - Thomas had "really small bullets" in her kitchen, "scooped them up" when she commented

 

[SuziQ]

Id ing gun she found in her house.

 

[kiki the parrot]

Good am... so this is 'Blue.' I don't recall her from the other trials for some reason(?) Can't help noticing she's wearing blue too, is that blue as in Crips... :waitasec: ok I see I'm gonna need coffee to get thru this omg I'm skerda Blue... gittin kinda loud.

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