TN - Chris Newsom, 23, & Channon Christian, 21, murdered, Knoxville, 6 Jan 2007 #12

[yolorado]

GT just a passive guy. Got picked on in hs.

 

[yolorado]

Antoine or Antwon loves his bro.

 

[yolorado]

Just doesn't want to see him dead. Will stay in contact and try to be possitive influence. Has kids, 7 yr old girl, 2 year old boy. Want them to know uncle.

 

[yolorado]

Cross

Does landscape, lives with his son

Says full-time

Didn't live with GT much growing up, but did live in the same neighborhood

Time period of abuse

Beaten many times in basement

Lived with GT for a summer when he was about to turn 21

 

[Indianagirl]

Anyone else's sound going in and out?

 

[yolorado]

2003 GT moved to Memphis...he was about 20

 

[wvjules]

Just doesn't want to see him dead. Will stay in contact and try to be possitive influence. Has kids, 7 yr old girl, 2 year old boy. Want them to know uncle.

Well gee, if he wanted to be a positive influence maybe he should have started that BEFORE GT was convicted of a horrific crime!

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Thomas dad mean dude, brother says

 

[SuziQ]

Brother suffered more beatings, lived with their dad, etc. than GT did. Leland makes the point the he turned out ok despite all this.

 

[SuziQ]

Maria Anderson.

 

[SuziQ]

Oncology nurse, mother, ordained minister. She's is GT's maternal aunt.

 

[yolorado]

She said she's a registered nurse.

 

[SuziQ]

GT's attorney sure is gonna milk the foreclosure and losing his home.

In 71 my parents had their home foreclosed on and we lived in a camper for months....funny though, I never wanted to kill someone because of that.

 

[yolorado]

George went to church when he lived with her. She's ordained and her husband is a pastor. She never had trouble with George. GT is quiet, sometimes has flat affect, but was always respectful and followed rules of her house. (If only had gone home with Stacy.)

 

[SuziQ]

Here comes the tears.

Maria, did you shed this many tears for Chris and Channon?

 

[SuziQ]

I hope TK crosses her.

 

[yolorado]

She starts to cry. Passive, humble as kid. (If only he'd gone home with Stacy.) She loves George. This is hard for her. She's crying. It is her prayer that jury would let him live.

Cross

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/jamiescoop

Another aunt, who also is minister, on stand

Thomas was church goer as kid - aunt

Jurors looking mighty dry-eyed thru Thomas family stuff

Aunt - Thomas "always respectful to his elders"

 

[yolorado]

It's TK

GT was about 15-16 when he came to live with Mrs. Anderson.

 

[lizzybeth]

I hate to hear of any children being abused, BUT I get so tired of this being an excuse for bad behavior (and understatement in this case) in adulthood. My kids' father became a drug addict. We lost everything, including the home, the cars, our sense of security, etc. They're good kids. Went to school, hold jobs and respect other people.

I just don't get how any of this should matter.