The Christa Pike Case: New Evidence Emerges?

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As the only woman sentenced to death in Tennessee, Christa Pike has spent years living in something akin to solitary confinement at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center northwest of downtown Nashville. Tennessee still plans to execute Christa Pike , the only woman on its death row, but it will afford her more time with other incarcerated women after 27 years of what her attorneys describe as. Due to her confession and the substantial evidence gathered by the police, the prosecution concluded swiftly. She was found guilty of first - degree murder and sentenced to death by electrocution, making her one of the youngest women on death row in US history. According to defense attorneys Stephen Ferrell, Kelly Gleason and Randall Spivey, it would be premature to set a date to put Pike to death. They argue the Inter-American Commission on Human. Christa Pike is a woman on Tennessee’s death row, convicted of the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. She seeks clemency for her sentence, sparking debates on justice and redemption. During the highly publicized trial of Christa Pike , the prosecution meticulously laid out a compelling case against her, bolstered by compelling evidence and Pike’s own confession, which proved. On March 22 , 1996 , Pike was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. She was sentenced to death by electrocution, making her the youngest woman in the U.S. To receive a death sentence, as reported by FOX News. Pike was 18 at the time of the crime. Christa Pike, the only woman in Tennessee sentenced to death, has been adapting to increased levels of socialization after being removed from de facto solitary confinement last year, according to.