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Thousands of unsafe trucks ordered off roads
Last Updated: 3:56 PM 11/16/11 - The Tennessee Highway Patrol is cracking down on unsafe truckers traveling in our state. Several thousand have been forced to hand over their keys this year.
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Homeowners use DNA to crack down on dog doo
Last Updated: 9:38 AM 05/11/11 - Tired of avoiding landmines in the grass, one condo complex enlists the help of science to track down dog owners that aren't cleaning up after their dogs.
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Coleman gets 53 years for role in Christian-Newsom killing
Last Updated: 6:55 PM 07/30/10 - A Knox County judge sentenced Vanessa Coleman to 53 years in prison Friday for her role in the January 2007 killing of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23.
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Lemaricus Davidson sentenced to 80 more years
Last Updated: 11:55 PM 06/11/10 - A Knox County judge sentenced Lemaricus Davidson to 80 more years in prison in connection with the January 2007 deaths of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
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Coleman GUILTY of facilitating murder, kidnapping, rape of Christian
Last Updated: 5:08 PM 05/14/10 - The jury convicted Coleman on 17 counts against her in the deaths of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. Jurors ruled that Coleman is not guilty of any of the crimes against Newsom.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom murder trial, Day 8
Last Updated: 9:57 AM 05/13/10 - Day one of jury deliberations ended the same way it began: With no decision as to the fate of Vanessa Coleman. Coleman is charged with the January 2007 carjacking, kidnap, rape and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom trial, Day 7
Last Updated: 8:59 AM 05/12/10 - The defense has rested in the Vanessa Coleman double murder trial. Coleman is the only woman charged with the January 2007 carjacking, kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23. She faces the death penalty. Volunteer TV's Mario Boone is in the courtroom, and will be providing up-to-the-minute courtroom information on Twitter.com, just follow @WVLT. You can watch the trial live, gavel-to-gavel, on VolunteerTV.com.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom trial, Day 6
Last Updated: 8:22 AM 05/11/10 - Prosecutors rested their case on the sixth day of testimony in Vanessa Coleman's double murder trial. Coleman is the only woman charged with the January 2007 carjacking, kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23. She faces the death penalty. Volunteer TV's Mario Boone is in the courtroom, and will be providing up-to-the-minute courtroom information on Twitter.com, just follow @WVLT. You can watch the trial live, gavel-to-gavel, on VolunteerTV.com.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom murder trial, Day 5
Last Updated: 12:02 AM 05/08/10 - Testimony is over for the week in the double-murder case against Vanessa Coleman.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom murder trial, Day 4
Last Updated: 8:36 AM 05/07/10 - She's not speaking, but Vanessa Coleman's words are being heard loud and clear in a Knox County courtroom.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom murder trial, Day 3
Last Updated: 7:29 AM 05/06/10 - A star witness witness for the state admits under cross examination she is a liar. And some, including Vanessa Coleman's parents question why Daphne Sutton isn't also on trial in this case.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom murder trial, Day 2
Last Updated: 8:25 AM 05/05/10 -
Tuesday marks day two of Vanessa Coleman's double murder trial. Coleman is the only woman charged with the January 2007 carjacking, kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23. She faces the death penalty.
Volunteer TV's Mario Boone is in the courtroom, and will be providing up-to-the-minute courtroom information on Twitter.com, just follow @WVLT.
You can watch the trial live, gavel-to-gavel, on VolunteerTV.com.
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Vanessa Coleman's Christian-Newsom murder trail, Day 1
Last Updated: 7:55 AM 05/04/10 - Three years after the murders of a young Knoxville couple, the trial for the fourth and final suspect is underway, and day one has come to a close.
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Jurors to come from Nashville in Vanessa Coleman trial
Last Updated: 11:02 AM 04/09/10 - udge Richard Baumgartner and attorneys from both the defense and prosecution are in Nasvhille to begin the process of selecting an out-of-town jury to hear the murder case against Vanessa Coleman, the fourth suspect to be tried in the carjacking, rape, kidnapping and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in January 2007.
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Judge adds 100 yrs to Cobbins' life sentence
Last Updated: 12:24 AM 02/26/10 - A Knox County judge sentenced Letalvis Cobbins to 100 years in prison Thursday on additional convictions related to the carjacking, kidnapping rape and murders of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, in January 2007. Cobbins is already serving a sentence of life without parole for his role in the killings.
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Christian-Newsom killer moved from medium to max prison
Last Updated: 6:14 PM 01/26/10 - Convicted killer George Thomas has a new home behind bars in a maximum security prison, but not before an assignment at a less secure facility angered his victims' parents.
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Convict in slaying of couple seeks new trial
Last Updated: 10:59 AM 01/12/10 - One of three men convicted in the carjacking, torture and killing of a young Knoxville couple claims his trial was flawed.
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Jury gives George Thomas life without parole
Last Updated: 7:27 AM 12/11/09 - The jury in the George Thomas murder trial sentenced him to life without parole Thursday, after finding him guilty of killing Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
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Thomas sentencing hearing over, jury to deliberate Thurs.
Last Updated: 8:18 AM 12/10/09 - Closing arguments are complete in the George Thomas case, and the judge is charging the jury before he sends them home Wednesday. Jurors will begin deliberating Thomas' fate Thursday morning.
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JURY: George Thomas GUILTY of all charges
Last Updated: 4:23 AM 12/09/09 - The Hamilton County jury that heard George Thomas' double murder trial ruled today that he is guilty on all counts against him, including the first degree felony murder and 1st degree premeditated murder of both Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. The murder counts are death penalty eligible offenses.
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George Thomas double murder trial, day 6
Last Updated: 4:48 AM 12/08/09 - The jury in George Thomas' double murder trial deliberated for about an hour-and-a-half before going home Monday. Thomas is the third of four defendants to stand trial for the January 2007 carjacking, kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23.
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George Thomas double murder trial, day 5
Last Updated: 12:08 AM 12/06/09 - The prosecution has rested its case in George Thomas' double murder. He's the third of four defendants to stand trial for the January 2007 carjacking, kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23.
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George Thomas double murder trial, day 4
Last Updated: 1:33 AM 12/05/09 - Prosecutors have nearly finished presenting their case against accused killer George Thomas. He's the third defendant to stand trial for the the carjacking, kidnapping rape and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23.
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George Thomas double murder trial, day 3
Last Updated: 8:02 AM 12/04/09 - Jurors were forced to leave the courtroom Thursday, following a heated exchange during testimony in George Thomas' double murder trial.
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George Thomas' double murder trial, day 2
Last Updated: 8:53 AM 12/03/09 - Jurors took a virtual trip Wednesday inside what's been called the "house of horrors" Chipman Street.
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Court denies Vanessa Coleman's pre-trial appeal
Last Updated: 5:50 PM 12/01/09 - Accused killer Vanessa Coleman's back in the trial line-up for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a young Knox County couple, court officials said Tuesday.
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George Thomas' double murder trial, day 1
Last Updated: 8:01 AM 12/02/09 - Opening statements are set to begin today, as George Thomas becomes the third of four defendants to stand trial for the January 2007 carjacking, kidnapping, rape and murder of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23. You can watch the entire trial streaming live at VolunteerTV.com. Get up-to-the-minute trial updates from Mike McCarthy by following @WVLT on Twitter.com.
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Jurors will hear racial statement allegedly made by Thomas
Last Updated: 6:19 PM 11/30/09 - A Knox County judge ruled Monday that jurors in George Thomas' double murder trial will hear a racially charged comment authorities attribute to the murder suspect.
Retrial denied for Christian-Newsom carjacking accessory
Last Updated: 6:39 PM 11/24/09 - A U.S. District judge denied a retrial request by Eric Boyd, the man who helped Lemaricus Davidson after Davidson carjacked, kidnapped, raped and murdered Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in January 2007.
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George Thomas' alleged 'inflammatory' statement
Last Updated: 9:26 PM 11/20/09 - Prosecutors argued it makes their case. The defense says it's just not relevant. Both sides agree accused killer George Thomas' alleged statement to a Knox County Sheriff's deputy regarding an alleged victim is "inflammatory."
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Out-of-town juries add taxpayers' costs
Last Updated: 7:23 PM 11/17/09 - The final jury pool for accused killer George Thomas has grown. So has the price tag for collecting the out-of-town jury, which includes transportation costs, hotel expenses for the judge, court staff, and attorneys.
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Cobbins sentencing hearing reset
Last Updated: 6:12 PM 11/10/09 - Letalvis Cobbins will have to wait to find out his sentence on several convictions related to the Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, double murder case.
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Letalvis Cobbins moved to max security prison
Last Updated: 1:37 PM 11/02/09 - Convicted killer Letalvis Cobbins has been moved to the maximum-security West Tennessee State Penitentiary, a move sparked, in part, by a complaint from State Sen. Tim Burchett, according Correction Commissioner George Little.
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Cobbins to move to max security prison
Last Updated: 10:30 PM 11/01/09 - Convicted killer Letalvis Cobbins will soon be moved to a maximum security prison, according to State Sen. Tim Burchett, who acknowledged,when contacted by Volunteer TV, taking the issue of Cobbins' incarceration up with state officials.
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Davidson gets death penalty
Last Updated: 2:03 PM 12/07/09 - A Knox County jury sentenced Lemaricus Davidson to death for killing Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in January 2007.
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Closing arguments, sentencing deliberations Friday
Last Updated: 8:58 AM 10/30/09 - Thursday was a day filled with emotional testimony in a Knox County courtroom, as prosecutors called Christian and Newsom family members to explain why Lemaricus Davidson should die for killing Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, in January 2007. Davidson's foster family asked the jury to spare his life.
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Christian family speaks out on defense tactics
Last Updated: 7:04 PM 10/28/09 - Hours before the verdict, Gary and Deena Christian spoke up again for their daughter. Still incensed they were forced to defend her life in court. The families have already endured the horrible loss of their loved ones, and it sometimes gets worse.
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Lemaricus Davidson guilty on all murder counts
Last Updated: 5:37 PM 10/29/09 - The jury finds Lemaricus Davidson guilty on all counts against him, except the three aggravated rape counts involving Christopher Newsom. On those three charges, the jury found Davidson guilty of the lesser-included offense of facilitation of aggravated rape.
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Davidson jury going home, deliberations to continue Wed
Last Updated: 4:43 AM 10/28/09 - The jury in Lemaricus Davidson's double-murder trial ended the day Tuesday without a verdict.
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Closing arguments to continue Tue ahead of jury deliberations
Last Updated: 8:24 AM 10/27/09 - Jurors have heard the prosecution's closing arguments in Lemaricus Davidson's double murder trial, but they'll sleep on that before hearing from Davidson's attorneys.
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UPDATE: Davidson's decision deadline is Monday
Last Updated: 11:54 PM 10/24/09 - A Knox County judge has given accused killer Lemaricus Davidson until Monday to decide whether or not he will testify in his double-murder trial.
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Lemaricus Davidson trial, day 5
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 10/24/09 - The jury in the Lemaricus Davidson murder trial will not see pictures of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, while they were alive, but the pictures they did see are too graphic for us to show you, but the jury saw them Thursday along with testimony from the medical examiner about how they died in January 2007.
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Lemaricus Davidson trial, day 4
Last Updated: 4:37 AM 10/23/09 - Accused killer Lemaricus Davidson admitted to police that he's a dope dealer, but he said he's no murderer.
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Lemaricus Davidson trial, day 3
Last Updated: 10:49 AM 10/22/09 - Prosecutors have used Lemaricus Davidson's ex-girlfriend to link him to the murders of a Knox County couple he's now on trial for killing.
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Lemaricus Davidson trial, day 2
Last Updated: 4:20 AM 10/21/09 - It's accused killer Lemaricus Davidson's trial, but the victims' families say Davidson's attorneys have put their murdered children on trial.
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First day of Davidson trial over
Last Updated: 8:51 AM 10/20/09 - Judge Richard Baumgartner issued a stern warning to the families of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
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Davidson defense attys threatened; judge to allow unknown DNA
Last Updated: 9:25 PM 10/16/09 - Lemaricus Davidson's defense attorneys have received death threats aimed at themselves and their families, Volunteer TV's Gordon Boyd reports from the courthouse.
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Judge denies Davidson's dismissal request
Last Updated: 6:42 PM 10/15/09 - A judge has denied Lemaricus Davidson's attorneys request to dismiss his case, even though the judge agrees Davidson's attorney client privledge was breached.
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Family concerned about revelations in Davidson case
Last Updated: 9:22 PM 10/09/09 - New actions from accused killer Lemaricus Davidson's attorneys brings frustration and questions for Hugh and Mary Newsom.
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UPDATE: Attorney, victims' families react to new Davidson motions
Last Updated: 6:13 PM 10/09/09 - Attorneys for accused killer Lemaricus Davidson say his case should be tossed, alleging the Knox County Sheriff's Office violated his attorney client privilege.
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