About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Sentenced to Death at 18 | Christa Pike & The Murder of Colleen" from True Crime Society covers the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer near the University of Tennessee campus and the scheduled execution of Christa Pike, who was 18 years old at the time of the killing. On the night of January 12, 1995, Colleen Slemmer walked into an isolated area near campus and never walked out alive. The episode examines Christa Pike's childhood, relationships and increasingly disturbing behaviour as context for understanding how the murder happened. Christa Pike was found guilty of Colleen's murder and is scheduled for execution on September 30, 2026.
According to the Approx Timestamps laid out for the episode, the discussion opens with a segment on the Patrick Clancy 60 Minutes Interview around the 10-minute mark before turning to the Christa Pike case in detail from roughly the 15-minute point onward.
Hosts and release
The episode runs 52 minutes and was released on September 24, 2026, as part of the True Crime Society Podcast. Listeners looking for flere episoder af showet can find additional coverage of similar cases from the same podcast.
