CHRISTA PIKE: The Crime, the Death Row Sentence, and the Fight for Clemency

The Christa Pike case became one of Tennessee's most closely watched capital cases after the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. From a young defendant's conviction and death sentence to years spent on death row, Pike's story raises difficult questions about crime, punishment, youth, trauma, and the death penalty.

This book follows the case beyond the headlines—examining the people involved, the courtroom battle, Pike's years on death row, her appeals, the arguments surrounding her traumatic background and age, and the final fight for clemency.

Discover the case behind the headlines—and the unanswered questions that remain after more than three decades.