A Horror Story Hidden from National Attention
On Saturday January 6, 2007 Hugh Christopher Newsom, age 23 and Channon Gail Christian, age 21, both students at the University of Tennessee went out on a date.
They were driving in Channon’s Toyota 4-Runner when they were carjacked at gunpoint. Suddenly the crime turned far more savage than an armed car theft. Chris and Channon were kidnapped and driven to 2316 Chipman Street where they were forced into the home at gunpoint.”
While Channon was forced to watch, her boyfriend was raped prison style and then his penis was cut off. He was later driven to nearby railroad tracks where he was shot and set afire. But Channon’s hell was just beginning. She was beaten; gang raped repeatedly in many ways, had one of her breasts cut off and bleach poured down her throat to destroy DNA evidence—all while she was still alive. To add to Channon’s degradation the suspects took turns urinating on her.
They too set her body afire, apparently inside the residence, but for some reason left her body there—in five separate trash bags.
Why would such a thing not have been all over the news for many months? The only explanation is that the media doesn’t want us to know about these things. I’m sure it was reported but not very well.
Can you imagine if the murdered couple had been black?
We’d never hear the end of it.
As it is, you can’t even find out what happened to the rapists- if anything.