192. Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom: The Judge, the Drugs, and the Retrials (Part III)

192. Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom: The Judge, the Drugs, and the Retrials (Part III)

Author: Paige Elmore December 6, 2025 Duration: 36:35
By January 2007, all five suspects were in custody. Prosecutors had charged them with 46 counts including murder, rape, kidnapping, and robbery. Between 2008-2010, four separate trials resulted in convictions. It seemed like justice had finally been served and the families could breathe. Then a scandal involving the judge, who presided over the trials, would rock their worlds. Because of his demons, the families would have to go through it all over again.


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