Christian, Newsom families reflect 10 years after slayings

Hugh Newsom, left, and Mary Newsom speak to the friends and family gathered for a memorial for their son Chris Newsom at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens in Powell on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017.  BRIANNA PACIORKA/NEWS SENTINEL
Hugh Newsom, left, and Mary Newsom speak to the friends and family gathered for a memorial for their son Chris Newsom at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens in Powell on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. BRIANNA PACIORKA/NEWS SENTINEL

The families of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom held memorial services Saturday at the graves of the two Knoxville torture slaying victims, marking the tenth anniversary of their deaths.

Christian and Newsom, 21 and 23 years old, were the victims of a 2007 carjacking in East Knoxville that ended in the torture, rape and slaying of the couple.

The wind and snow were no match for the dedicated family and friends of the pair, as almost fifty people attended each memorial ceremony in spite of the below-freezing temperatures.

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