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In the Headlines: Christa Pike
Sarah leads her first In the Headlines episode as we discuss the disturbing case of Christa Pike — the only woman currently on Tennessee’s death row.
In 1995, 18-year-old Pike was convicted of the brutal murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a fellow student at the Job Corps center in Knoxville.
Now, more than 30 years later, Pike is scheduled to be executed on September 30, 2026. If the execution goes forward, she will become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years — since 1819.
We break down the crime, the evidence against Pike, her conviction and death sentence, the…
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