Parole denied for Kentucky woman in Knoxville case
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A parole board has denied release for a Kentucky woman convicted of facilitation in the 2007 torture-slaying of a Knoxville woman.
WATE-TV in Knoxville (http://bit.ly/1ICFjk4 ) reports Coleman, of Lebanon, Kentucky, was denied parole on Wednesday at a hearing in Nashville. She is serving a 35-year sentence.
The station said more than 45 people attended the hearing to oppose parole for the 26-year-old Coleman. She will not be up for parole again until December 2020.
Deena and Gary Christian described the pain they feel over the loss of their 21-year-old daughter, Channon. Gary Christian said he would “give anything” for time with her.
Coleman told the board she made a mistake and is a “changed person.”
Coleman was acquitted of any crimes against Christian’s boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, who was raped and shot and his body set on fire.
