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Jun 2018
1h 27m

The Murders of Christopher Newsom and Ch...

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Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian were on their way to a party on the night of January 6th, 2007 when they were carjacked at gunpoint. The couple, who had only been dating a short time, would be taken to a house of horrors. The crimes committed against this couple were extremely brutal. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss one of Knoxville, Tennessee' ... Show More
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