{"id":10861,"date":"2026-06-11T18:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=10861"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:44:42","slug":"us-state-set-to-execute-first-woman-in-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=10861","title":{"rendered":"US state set to execute first woman in over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee may carry out its first execution of a woman in more than 200 years after<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"316\">the state supreme court approved moving forward with the death sentence of 49-year-old<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"316\">Christa Gail Pike. Pike, the only woman on Tennessee\u2019s death row,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"316\">was 18 when she was convicted of murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"616\">Prosecutors said Pike believed Slemmer was interested in her boyfriend,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"616\">leading to a planned attack in a wooded area near Knoxville.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"616\">Slemmer was killed with the assistance of Pike\u2019s boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"616\">and another student, Shadolla Peterson. The crime shocked the public due to its brutality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"833\">Investigators were further disturbed when Pike showed them a fragment of Slemmer\u2019s<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"833\">skull that she had kept. Retired detective Randy York recalled that<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"833\">Pike demonstrated how it fit into the wound <strong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"833\">\u201clike a puzzle.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"1095\">Pike was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"1095\">Shipp received life without parole, while Peterson received probation after cooperating with authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"1095\">Pike later received an additional 25-year sentence for attacking another inmate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1367\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Her execution is scheduled for September 30, 2026. Defense attorneys argue that her history of severe<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1367\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">childhood abuse, mental health conditions, and remorse should be considered. If carried out,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1367\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">the execution would mark Tennessee\u2019s first execution of a woman since 1820.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10862\" src=\"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4064-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4064-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4064.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee may carry out its first execution of a woman in more than 200 years after the state supreme court approved moving forward with the death sentence of 49-year-old Christa Gail Pike. 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