Ep 137: Tennessee’s youngest woman on death row was sentenced at just 18 years old. And even though she committed a heinous crime, should her age and undiagnosed mental illness have been a mitigating factor in her trial?

This is the Christa Pike story

Sources for Today's Episode:

• Mercyforchrista.org
• Knoxville News Sentinel
• https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tn-supreme-court/1085625.html
• https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/OPINIONS/TSC/PDF/984/pike.pdf
• WKRN
• Vox.com
• Newsweek

Credits:

• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced by James Varga
• Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
• Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
• Music by Dessert Media

Help is Available:

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Keywords: Death Penalty, Colleen Slemmer, Occult / Devil Worship , Knoxville Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Tadaryl Shipp, Shadolla Peterson

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