The Murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom

Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Please read this article and this article on what happened to Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom on January 6, 2007.

The murderers (Lemaricus Davidson, Letalvis Cobbins, George Thomas and Vanessa Coleman) are in prison right now (Coleman got 35 years, Cobbins and Thomas are serving life sentences, and Davidson is on death row).

No matter what the people at the Brady Campaign, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, and Americans for Responsible Solutions  say, there really are monsters out there.

Conclusions

• Develop a fighting mindset.
• As Paul Howe put it, “Do not put yourself at the mercy of people who have none.”
• SouthNarc was correct in stating that parking lots are where most criminal assaults occur.
  • Maintain your situational awareness
    • Channon Christian and Chris Newsome were initially accosted while sitting in their car in the parking lot.
• Always carry a weapon and be ready to use it without hesitation.
  • Small fixed-blade knives secured around the front and/or rear waistline can be very helpful.
  • Think “NECK NECK EYES EYES, NECK, REPEAT”
• Carry a means of escape with you.
  • Cold Steel makes small knives that suit this purpose well.
  • A long strand of kevlar fiber can cut a variety of restraints.
  • Handcuff keys are also a good thing to keep on your person.
• Train yourself to break free of restraints.
  • Cloth, duct tape, and rope are some of the most commonly used improvised restraints
  • Practice with small knives and edges found in your immediate environment.
    • Be careful not to cut yourself.
• Check out Mike Janich’s Forever Armed DVD and train yourself to recognize environmental weapons and objects that can be improvised as weapons.
• Train yourself to sense to sense distraction and vulnerability in an adversary.
  • This is an important skill to learn if you find yourself behind the reactionary gap.

Related articles

• http://sprocket-trials.blogspot.com/2012/11/christian-newsom-torture-murder-case.html
• Guilty again: Jury convicts George Thomas for second time in Christian-Newsom killings (knoxnews.com)
• Horror of Christian/Newsom killings in focus (knoxnews.com)
• http://www.knoxnews.com/news/news/local/channon-christian-christopher-newsom-murders/
• http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/christian-newsom/a-young-couple-disappears.html
• Jury Convicts Lebanon Man in Torture Murders (wbko.com)
• Suspect Being Tried Again in Killing of Couple (wbko.com)
• Juror in first Thomas trial doesn’t fault latest panel’s decision (knoxnews.com)
• Torture Slayings Case Being Retried (wbko.com)
• Editorial: Verdicts may give victims’ families long-sought peace (knoxnews.com)