EP. 108 TENNESSEE - The Rape, Torture & Murder of Channon Christian & Christopher Newsom

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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On January 6th, 2007, an innocent couple was kidnapped by a group of thieves with malicious plans, straight from the parking lot of their friend's apartment complex. The horrific things that were then done to the couple would go on to shock the nation, and would leave a wound in Knoxville, Tennessee that will never truly be healed. This episode is graphic and disturbing, and listener discretion is DEFINITELY advised. You're listening, to MURDER IN AMERICA. - Download JUNE'S JOURNEY today! Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games. - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqS6OFuUXe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD1mFY_8g2Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6s1ACf5ekY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgzmzVnm9gk https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/graphic-details-emerge-in-christian-newsom-killings-ep-411822938-359927971.html https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/24/archives-horror-christian-newsom-killings-focus-what-happened-chipman-street/597805001/ https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/documents-relating-to-the--christian-newsom-murders-in-knoxville-ep-409751919-359283091.html https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Timeline-of-the-Channon-Christian-Christopher-Newsom-murders--513420461.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi5Y31VgEDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JdpGKSmLP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix1ZNe4Zrxw&t=162s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbym9Zq4D80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPgNrlmIc2g https://www.local3news.com/bills-inspired-by-horrific-knoxville-murders-to-be-signed-into-law/article_b59ebb81-fb6a-59e8-bc96-681da9fa95bc.html https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.d8add092-8d77-c367-4b98-4fd55d8faa6f?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvc_truecrime&workflowType=Commerce-TVOD&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvc_truecrime-20& https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom Murderish Podcast: Episode 23 (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Warning. The following podcast is not suitable for all audiences.
0:04.0	We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
0:12.0	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses
0:17.1	against children.
0:18.4	This podcast is not for everyone.
0:20.7	You have been warned.
0:35.0	Back in January of 2007, the city of Knoxville, Tennessee would be forever changed after a beautiful young couple seemingly vanished out of thin air. Shannon, Christian, and Chris Newsom were supposed to meet up with friends one night,
0:40.0	but they never showed up.
0:42.0	And over the next couple of days,
0:44.0	their families would search all over the city trying to find them,
0:48.0	but to no avail.
0:50.0	However, one of their cars would end up in a pretty bad part of town, and it was clear that someone
0:56.5	had thoroughly cleaned it. The couple's family knew deep down that something horrible happened to their loved one. But no one could have ever known
1:05.9	just how bad it really was. While the entire city of Knoxville was on the lookout for Shannon and Chris. They were tied up in a house
1:16.2	facing unimaginable rape and torture at the hands of five people,
1:21.8	who we will call the Knox County Fye.
1:25.0	And at the end of it all, one of the victims would be found shot and burned
1:30.0	near a train track, and the other would be found suffocated to death in a trash can
1:36.9	making this one of the most horrific cases Knoxville, Tennessee has ever seen.
1:43.0	This is the story of the rape, torture, and murder of Shannon Christian and Chris Newsom,
1:50.0	in the Knox County Five.
1:52.0	I'm Courtney Brown.
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