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The Casual Criminalist

This Couple Never Made It Home. But Why Were They Murdered?

The Casual Criminalist

Cloud10

True Crime

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Content warning: Knoxville’s brutal 2007 torture slayings of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom—kidnapping, assault, murder, botched trials, a disbarred judge, retrials, and lifelong sentences. An unflinching, researched Casual Criminalist dive. Sponsor: rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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After his arrest, he escapes prison by literally clinging to the bottom of a truck,

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and then he secretly lives inside a Toys R Us for six months, eating baby food, exercising on storebikes,

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and even installing his own surveillance system using baby monitors all while planning his next move.

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and funny as it is heartfelt.

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