The Tennessee Supreme Court Has Upheld The Two Death Sentences For Lemaricus Davidson Who Was Convicted In The Deaths Of A Knoxville Couple. He Was Convicted Of First Degree Murder In The Deaths Of Channon Christian And Christopher Newsom The Couple Went Missing In January 2007 In North Knoxville. Newsom’s Burned Body Was Found The Next Day Near Davidson’s Home. He Had Been Brutally Assaulted And Shot Three Times. Police Searched Davidson’s Home And Found Christian’s Body In A Garbage Can In The Kitchen. She Had Been Beaten And Suffocated To Death.