‘A STORY THAT HAS TO BE TOLD’: THE UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ON THOSE HORRIFIC TENNESSEE MURDERS…AND HOW IT’S SO DIFFICULT TWO EDITORS HAVE QUIT

Gail and David Witt live in the tiny hamlet of Tellico Plains, Tenn. A little more than an hour south of Knoxville, it boasts a population of about 800 and is a gateway to the Cherokee National Forest.

Which is to say, life skews slower and friendlier and more placidly there.

But after the Witts began watching Knoxville TV news stations five years ago cover the extremely disturbing story of a murdered couple, Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian, life for the Witts turned into a roller coaster ride that hasn’t stopped since.

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