Chapter 31: Christa Pike-The She Devil of Tennessee Pt: 1

***This Case come's with a pretty heavy trigger warning for mentions CSA, Torture, and graphic details. Listener discretion is very much advised***
Christa Gail Pike wasn't exactly a model citizen. In fact, pretty much from birth she was set up for failure, with a very tumultuous childhood. After being sent to Knoxville Tennessee's Job Corps Center at 18 to get her life together, she meets fellow satanist, 17 year old Tadaryl Shipp, and it's love at first sight.
Thing's are going well for the two love birds until the arrival of 19 year old Colleen Slemmer and Christa has locked in on a potential threat to her relationship. what would follow would be one of the most horrific stories we've ever shared.

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Gross, G., & Pike, C. (2019). Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In United States Court of Appeals (No. 1:12-cv-00035). Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Retrieved March 7, 2023, from https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/19a0205p-06.pdf

Lejserowits, A. (2022, January 26). America’s Youngest Woman Sentenced to Death: Christa Pike. Living Magazine. https://livingmgz.com/life/americas-youngest-woman-sentenced-to-death-christa-pike/

Lyon, R. (2022, January 7). The Sacrifice and Mutilation of Colleen Slemmer - Rivy Lyon - Medium. Medium. https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/the-sacrifice-and-mutilation-of-colleen-slemmer-c789f4b3b390

Margaritoff, M. (2022, October 5). Christa Pike: The Youngest Woman Ever Sentenced To Death In America. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/christa-pike

North, J., & Matheny, J. (2020, January 31). The Job Corps killing: Passage of time can’t erase Christa Gail Pike’s savage crime. 10News. Retrieved March 6, 2023, from https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/the-job-corps-killing-passage-of-time-cant-erase-christa-gail-pikes-savage-crime/51-47dd53f5-ca2b-48aa-bdcf-7e3c93d66922/

Pike ’s own words did her in - Court not convinced killer reacted to save another inmate’s life. (n.d.). https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/pike-s-own-words-did-her-in---court-not-convinced-killer-reacted-to-save-another-inmates-life-ep-894-353644061.html/

Rahman, K. (2021, June 15). Colleen Slemmer’s Mom Wants Christa Pike, Only Woman On Tennessee’s Death Row, Executed. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/colleen-slemmer-mom-wants-christa-pike-tennessee-death-row-executed-1600738

Travis Dorman, Knoxville News Sentinel. (2021, June 13). How young is too young for a death sentence? Christa Pike fights move to set execution date. Knoxville News Sentinel. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2021/06/12/christa-gail-pike-death-row-murder-university-tennessee-case/7610001002/

Trusting others too much cost Colleen Slemmer her life. (n.d.). https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/trusting-others-too-much-cost-colleen-slemmer-her-life-ep-894347083-353644861.html/

Victim begged for life as killer panicked, tape says. (n.d.). https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/victim-begged-for-life-as-killer-panicked-tape-says-ep-894307697-353645181.html/

Women on Death Row. (n.d.). https://www.tn.gov/correction/statistics-and-information/death-row-facts/women-on-death-row.html

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