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NEWELL, Christopher
| Last Name | NEWELL |
|---|---|
| Given Names | Christopher |
| Date of Birth | 7/10/1961 |
| Age at Death | 17 |
| Place of Birth | Blanton, Mississippi |
| Race | Black |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Mother | Hazle Maria Newell; (aunt) Onita Jones |
| Siblings | Shirley Ann Edwards, aka Shirley Ann Newell; Allen Newell, Cleveland Newell Jr., Herbert Newell, Jennifer Newell, Karl Newell, Hattie Newell, Otis Newell; (cousins) Gloria Faye Warren, Janice Marie Warren, Brenda Anne Warren; (first cousin, once removed) Camella Griffith |
| Children | (nephew) Issac Edwards Jr. |
| Body Identification Number | <a href="https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=71075#38H">38-H</a> |
| Burial Location | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA |
| Information on Source of Death | House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) |
| Entry into Guyana | 8/22/1977 |
| Residence (US) | Los Angeles, California 90002 |
| Residence (JT) | Cottage 15 |
| Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests | student (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26t); art, welding, cook, woodcutting (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ll) |
| Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records) | Wood Crew (RYMUR 89-4286-PP-8-M-3); Supplies inspector (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ggg) |
| Jonestown Roles (FBI Records) | (minor); |
| Family Tree | Newell/Jones Family Tree |
Remembrances
This was one of the players on the 1977 Opportunity High School Cobra baseball team.
— Anonymous
<a href="http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=31348" target="_blank">Looking Back At Some Of The 1977 Opportunity High Cobras</a>
— Coach Ron Cabral