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Christa Pike

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· James MacDonald

Key facts

Full name Christa Gail Pike[1]
Birth date March 10, 1976[1]
Birth place Beckley, West Virginia, US[1]
Crime Murder of Colleen Slemmer in 1995[1]
Age at crime 18[1]
Sentence Death[1]

Christa Pike is an American convicted murderer from Tennessee, known for the 1995 killing of Colleen Slemmer and for being one of the youngest women sentenced to death in the United States during the post-Furman period [1].

Context

Christa Pike was born on March 10, 1976, in Beckley, West Virginia [1]. At age 18, she committed the murder of Colleen Slemmer, a crime for which she received a death sentence [1]. She is currently on death row in Tennessee [3]. In 2001, she was additionally convicted of attempted first degree murder for assaulting inmate Patricia Jones [2].

Documented claims

  • Christa Pike is known for torturing and murdering her classmate Colleen Slemmer [1].
  • She is an inmate on Tennessee's death row [3].
  • She was also convicted of attempted first degree murder in the assault on inmate Patricia Jones in 2001 [2].

Questions and answers

When was Christa Pike born?

Christa Pike was born on March 10, 1976 [1].

What crime did Christa Pike commit?

She murdered Colleen Slemmer in 1995 [1].

What is Christa Pike's current status?

She is an inmate on Tennessee's death row [3].

Sources

  1. Women on Death Row — tn.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Christa's Story — mercyforchrista.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. The Story of Christa Pike: Exploring Justice and Redemption — books.google.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People