We've come to the conclusion of the Christa Pike story and, frankly, its a doozy. we go over the trial, the appeals and some shenanigans that Christa has gotten into since her incarceration. If you like court case deep dives and Courtney getting on her soap box, than this Chapter is for you.
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Pike v. State, No. M2012-01640-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sep. 30, 2013)
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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
Holt, E. (2012, March 22). Christa Pike woos Donald Kohut and Justin Heflin to help plan escape. 5KSDK. Retrieved March 7, 2023, from http://www.ksdk.com/news/crime/article/311792/147/Death-row-inmate-woos-NJ-man-and-guard-to-help-plan-escape
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/
Mother of Christa Gail Pike’s slaying victim outraged over for-profit website. (n.d.). https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/mother-of-christa-gail-pikes-slaying-victim-outraged-over-for-profit-website-ep-361043508-357126641.html/
Ng, C. (2012, March 22). Tennessee Death Row Woman’s Escape Plot Foiled. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-female-death-row-womans-prison-escape-plot/story?id=15974377
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
Staff, C. (2012, March 21). Two men arrested in alleged attempt to break out Tenn. death row inmate Christa Gail Pike. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-men-arrested-in-alleged-attempt-to-break-out-tenn-death-row-inmate-christa-gail-pike/
Times-Union, K. M. H. F. (2012, March 23). Tennessee says it foiled Death Row breakout plot; victim was Orange Park woman. Florida Times-Union. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2012/03/23/tennessee-says-it-foiled-death-row-breakout-plot-victim-was-orange-park/15872015007/
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