American murderer (born 1976) Christa Gail Pike is an American convicted murderer who is incarcerated on death row in Tennessee. In 1995, when she was 18, Pike murdered her 19-year-old Job Corps classmate Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. Pike and two friends led Slemmer into the woods where they tortured and killed her. In 1996, at the age of 20, Pike was sentenced to death, making her one of the youngest women to receive a death sentence in the United States during the post-Furman period. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 7,352,101 views in all, peaking at 4,309,025 on October 1, 2026. Wed, Sep 30: 1,334,670 views Thu, Oct 1: 4,309,025 views Fri, Oct 2: 1,708,406 views Wiki link