Kristo Pike to be executed on September 30, 2026, in Tennessee
29 september 2026 в 10:13
Krista Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, is scheduled to be executed on September 30, 2026. She will be the first woman to be executed in the state in over 200 years, and her case has garnered national attention.
Pike was convicted of torturing and murdering her classmate, Collin Slimmer, in 1995 when she was just 18 years old. In March 1996, she was sentenced to death. In the weeks leading up to her execution, Pike made an unusual request: she wants to be executed by a group of women rather than by lethal injection.
Her legal team has filed a 226-page clemency petition, but as of the time of publication, no response has been received. The only person who can stop the execution is Governor Bill Lee, who stated on September 28, 2026, that he does not plan to intervene in Pike’s case.
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Pike will be the only person executed in Tennessee for a crime committed at the age of 18, 19, or 20 in the modern era of capital punishment. She is one of 42 people on death row in the state and the only woman among them.
Pike was charged with the murder of 19-year-old Slimmer in January 1995. Prosecutors argued that her relationship with 17-year-old Tadaril Shipp made Slimmer her «romantic rival». Before the murder, Pike confided her plan to a friend and later showed her a fragment of Slimmer’s skull.
In the weeks leading up to her execution, her attorneys have been actively campaigning against lethal injection, claiming that Pike is «horrified» at the thought of a «painful» death. They assert that she has a rare blood condition that could complicate the administration of the injection and affect her reaction to the drug. Pike has also filed a lawsuit claiming that the method of execution violates her religious rights.
In September 2026, in the documentary «Dead Woman Walking: Pike vs. Tennessee», - she shared her experiences, noting that the wait for execution has become a true ordeal for her.
Pike was convicted of torturing and murdering her classmate, Collin Slimmer, in 1995 when she was just 18 years old. In March 1996, she was sentenced to death. In the weeks leading up to her execution, Pike made an unusual request: she wants to be executed by a group of women rather than by lethal injection.
Her legal team has filed a 226-page clemency petition, but as of the time of publication, no response has been received. The only person who can stop the execution is Governor Bill Lee, who stated on September 28, 2026, that he does not plan to intervene in Pike’s case.
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Pike will be the only person executed in Tennessee for a crime committed at the age of 18, 19, or 20 in the modern era of capital punishment. She is one of 42 people on death row in the state and the only woman among them.
Pike was charged with the murder of 19-year-old Slimmer in January 1995. Prosecutors argued that her relationship with 17-year-old Tadaril Shipp made Slimmer her «romantic rival». Before the murder, Pike confided her plan to a friend and later showed her a fragment of Slimmer’s skull.
In the weeks leading up to her execution, her attorneys have been actively campaigning against lethal injection, claiming that Pike is «horrified» at the thought of a «painful» death. They assert that she has a rare blood condition that could complicate the administration of the injection and affect her reaction to the drug. Pike has also filed a lawsuit claiming that the method of execution violates her religious rights.
In September 2026, in the documentary «Dead Woman Walking: Pike vs. Tennessee», - she shared her experiences, noting that the wait for execution has become a true ordeal for her.
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