Tennessee Supreme Court Declines to Stay Execution of Christa Pike
- On September 30, 2026, Christa Pike is scheduled for lethal injection in Tennessee; if the execution proceeds, she will become the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years.
- Convicted for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, Pike was 18 when she, Tadaryl Shipp, and Shadolla Peterson lured the student into the woods; Shipp received life in prison, and Peterson received probation.
- Defense attorneys argue the jury convicted Pike without knowing she suffered childhood abuse and brain damage; a clinical psychologist concluded she "experienced more severe adverse events than 99% of the U.S. population."
- The Tennessee Supreme Court declined to stop the execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution this week; her legal team plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over lethal injection protocol concerns.
- Slemmer's mother, May Martinez, plans to attend the execution, stating "It's never about the victims," and media coverage has distracted from her daughter's memory; Pike has expressed remorse in letters since 2023.
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Tennessee set to execute Christa Pike, first woman put to death in 200+ yrs.
Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday, September 30, at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, following Governor Bill Lee's announcement that he will not intervene and the state Supreme Court's denial of a stay.
Christa Pike, sentenced to death in Tennessee in 1995 for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection tomorrow. If her final appeal is denied, she will be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.
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