Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast By Kelly Jennings · Envision Podcast Productions

ANOTHER Knoxville Nightmare

·58 min

1. Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings frames the episode around Knoxville, Tennessee and the disappearance of Christopher Newsom Jr. and Shannon Christian. 2. Kelly Jennings is the host, and Jimothy is named as the production partner who pushed her to start podcasting. 3. The episode asks what happened to 23-year-old Christopher Newsom Jr. and 21-year-old Shannon Christian after a Saturday night in January 2007. 4. Chris is described as a former Halls High School baseball standout, a Beaver Dam Baptist Church member, and a trim carpenter at Pellissippi State Community College. 5. Shannon is described as a University of Tennessee senior, a West Park Baptist Church member, and an employee at Shoe Show. 6. The night begins with Chris and his friend Josh Anderson playing 36 holes of golf and then planning to meet Shannon for dinner and a party. 7. Chris withdraws $100 from the bank, drops Josh at the party house, and then heads to pick up Shannon at Kara’s apartment. 8. Shannon and Kara have been friends for 14 years, share the same University of Tennessee class schedule, and spend the evening getting ready together. 9. Kara buys shampoo at Walgreens after Shannon offers to help, and Shannon waits at the apartment while Chris is late. 10. Chris and Shannon both stop answering calls around the time they are expected at the party, which alarms Kara, Josh, and the other friends. 11. The friends notice Chris’s truck still at the apartment, Shannon’s silver 4Runner missing, and Chris’s golf clubs still in the truck bed. 12. Chris’s truck is later left with the mirrors moved and windshield wipers pulled out, while the golf clubs are removed so they do not get rained on. 13. The narration shifts to 2316 Chipman Street, where Lamarcus Davidson, Daphne, and visiting friends from Kentucky are drinking, smoking weed, and spending the night. 14. Daphne leaves after a fight with Lamarcus, while Lamarcus’s half-brother Latalvis, girlfriend Vanessa, George Thomas, and Stacey Lawson remain at the house. 15. Shannon’s mother, Miss Dina, learns of the missing pair after Shoe Show calls to say Shannon never showed up for work, which is out of character for a key holder. 16. Miss Dina and Kara coordinate with Chris’s parents, and Shannon’s mother gets cell-phone location information from the provider. 17. The phone company traces Shannon’s last call to a tower near Cherry Street instead of the tower by Kara’s apartment. 18. At Cherry Street, the group finds Shannon’s SUV, recognizes the Tennessee Power T sticker, and sees mud on the floorboards plus trash-bag clutter missing from the car. 19. Kelly Jennings uses a conversational, detail-heavy style, with side comments about golf, fashion, and Knoxville neighborhoods. 20. Listeners who like time-line-driven true-crime cases should listen, while people who want a short, low-detail recap may skip it.

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A Knoxville case that turns a crowded house visit into a careful, police-driven investigation.

ANOTHER Knoxville Nightmare follows a Knoxville house visit that starts to feel off once Daphne leaves in a huff and the remaining adults keep the night moving without much sense of responsibility.

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You want a Knoxville case that starts with a house full of drift and bad judgment.

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