Live video: Vanessa Coleman sentencing

In May a jury convicted Vanessa Coleman for her role in the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom.  She will appear in court today for sentencing.  The proceedings will be streamed live on wbir.com.

Christian Newsom murder suspects seek new trials

Defense on verdict: Coleman was "relieved"

Following Thursday's verdict finding Vanessa Coleman guilty of facilitation of murder--but not guilty of the most serious charges against her--her attorneys say they were mostly happy with the conclusion.

Update: Victims' families angry over Vanessa Coleman's trial verdict

Vanessa Coleman will be sentenced July 30 for her conviction in a kidnapping, rape, murder case. Death or life in prison are not possibilites. 

Update: Coleman jury to begin deliberations Wednesday

Vanessa Coleman could face the death penalty if convicted in the kidnapping, rape, and murders of Knoxville couple Chris Newsom and Channon Christian.

Update: Court hears Coleman jailhouse letter to parents

On Friday afternoon, jurors heard a letter written by Vanessa Coleman to her parents while she was in jail awaiting trial for her alleged role in the deaths of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom. In it, she describes her efforts to leave the Chipman Street house.

Update: Officers point out inconsistencies in Coleman statements

On Friday morning, jurors continued listening to Vanessa Coleman's final interview with police before her arrest in connection with the deaths of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom.

Davidson ex-girlfriend testifies in Coleman murder trial

More than 40 witnesses have testified so far and there's more to come Thursday.

Police, victims' family members testify in Coleman trial

21-year-old Vanessa Coleman of Lebanon, Kentucky could face the death penalty if convicted in the 2007 murders of a Knoxville couple.

Video: Vanessa Coleman's father believes she is innocent

"I'm hoping and praying that soon we'll get to bring her home. Being a father, my wife and I, we feel that she's innocent. And I couldn't look at it any other way," Greg Coleman told 10News Tuesday.

Update: Testimony wraps up early in day one of Coleman murder trial

Prosecutors ran out of witnesses scheduled for Monday so Judge Richard Baumgartner sent the sequestered jury back to their hotel early, about 4:30.

Update: Jury seated for Vanessa Coleman trial

A jury of 12 has been seated for Vanessa Coleman's murder trial, which is set to begin on Monday.

Update: Judge meets "magic number" for Coleman jury pool

After three days of individual questioning, Judge Richard Baumgartner reached, and slightly surpassed, his "magic number" of 54 potential jurors for the Vanessa Coleman jury pool. The final 16 will be selected on Friday.

Update: Half the potential jurors kept on day 2 of Coleman jury selection

At the end of the second day of jury selection for the Vanessa Coleman trial in Davidson County, court officials had asked around half of the potential jurors to return on Friday, and excused the other half.

Update: 20 jurors kept, 15 excused after first day of Coleman jury selection

After questioning from the judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys, 20 people, mostly women, were asked to return Friday to be potential jurors in the trial of Vanessa Coleman, who is charged in the Christian-Newsom murders.

Vanessa Coleman's attorneys argue against portions of her statements to police

Friday, investigators told a crowded court how they convinced murder defendant Vanessa Coleman to give them a statement on the murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom--portions of which, the defense is now trying to have excluded.

Thomas to serve two life sentences on convictions

Convicted killer George Thomas was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for the murders of Chris Newsom and Channon Christian. Now, a court is giving him the maximum sentences allowed by law for the bulk of his remaining convictions.

Final sentence for Cobbins: Life, plus 100 years

One of the men convicted of the murder of Channon Christian was already sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole--but now he's been sentenced to another century beyond that.

George Thomas motion for acquittal denied

A Kentucky man, convicted of the murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, will not have his conviction tossed out by the judge who oversaw the case.

Defendant in Christian and Newsom murders is back in court

The only woman accused in the murders and rapes of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom is just months away from her scheduled trial.