Archive · 2 Oct 2025
Tennessee to Execute Christa Pike for 1995 Murder
Christa Pike, currently the only woman on Tennessee's death row, is set to be executed.
In 1995, at 18, she was convicted of brutally murdering Colleen Slemmer, a classmate.
The crime involved stabbing and the carving of a pentagram.
Pike's accomplices received different sentences; her boyfriend is eligible for parole, and another received probation.
If executed, Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.
Pike has expressed remorse, while her lawyers have stated that she suffered physical and sexual abuse during her childhood.
Christa Gail Pike is scheduled for execution on September 30, 2026.
Pike was convicted of murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
The crime occurred in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Pike was a student.
Pike's accomplices received differing sentences.
Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over two centuries.
- Who
- Christa Gail Pike
- What
- Christa Pike is scheduled to be executed.
- When
- Scheduled for September 30, 2026.
- Where
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Why
- Pike was convicted of murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
Pike's Perspective
Prosecution & Justice
Remorse vs. Justice
Pike's Perspective
Pike expressed remorse for her crime, acknowledging its gravity.
Prosecution & Justice
The severity of the crime and Pike's actions warrant the death penalty.
Childhood & Mental Health
Pike's Perspective
Pike's attorneys highlight her history of abuse and mental health struggles.
Prosecution & Justice
The brutality of the crime outweighs her personal background.
- Name
- Christa Gail Pike
- Crime
- First-degree murder
- Victim
- Colleen Slemmer
- Scheduled Execution
- September 30, 2026
- Location of Crime
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Accomplices
- Tadaryl Shipp, Shadolla Peterson
