Christa Gail Pike's case remains one of the most disturbing. Convicted for the brutal torture and murder of Colleen Slemmer, Pike was the youngest woman sentenced to death in the US. Her legal journey has been complex and controversial for nearly 30 years. #TrueCrime #ChristaPike #DeathRow #Tennessee #CrimeHistory | Radio WHAT

Christa Gail Pike was 18 years old when, on January 12, 1995, along with her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp and Shadolla Peterson, she lured her 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer to a secluded area of the University of Tennessee’s agricultural campus in Knoxville. There, Pike beat her, tortured her for about 30 minutes, carved a pentagram into her chest, and ultimately crushed her skull with a piece of asphalt, even keeping a fragment of bone as a souvenir. After confessing to the crime, Pike was c