By The Daily Caller (U.S.) | Created at 2026-09-29 18:46:40 | Updated at 2026-09-29 20:03:44
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A Tennessee woman who is in prison for murder and is set to be executed Wednesday said she feels a “kinship” with Lindsay Clancy.
In a written interview through her attorneys, Christa Pike, 50, told The Times that she and Clancy are “both females who got into trouble because of uniquely female issues.” Pike also said, “There are so many women who don’t get the help they need.”
“One thing is different, however, is that times have changed a lot on awareness of women’s issues since I was put on trial,” she added.
Additionally, Pike was “pleased” that Clancy’s case ended in a mistrial after a lone juror refused to side with the defense.
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— The Times and Sunday Times (@thetimes) September 28, 2026Pike will be the first woman executed by lethal injection in Tennessee in over 200 years, according to NBC News. At age 18, Pike lured her classmate Colleen Slemmer, 19, to an abandoned steam plant at the University of Tennessee, where she tortured, slashed, and fatally beat her.
Pike murdered Slemmer with the help of her boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, who was 17 years old at the time, and Shadolla Peterson, who was then 18 years old and served as the lookout. Pike claimed she thought Slemmer was trying to steal Shipp’s attention and was jealous, according to the outlet.
Shipp is serving a life sentence and remains eligible for parole, while Peterson cooperated with authorities and received probation. (RELATED: Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Asks Trump For A Pardon)
Pike suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and was allegedly molested and raped as a toddler, according to her lawyers, who have asked the Supreme Court to halt her execution. She was also allegedly raped a year before Slemmer’s murder, NBC News reported.
A panel of United Nations experts urged Pike’s execution to be paused in a Sept. 7 press release, but Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said he would deny her clemency petition, according to CBS News.
Pike reacted to the decision.
“Whether my clemency is granted or not, I am at peace,” she said in a letter to NBC News. “I am not afraid to die. I’m only nervous about the process,” she wrote.
