Botched: The Failed Execution of Christa Pike

Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman · Oct 6, 2026 · 43:05

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In this episode Jim Chapman examines the crime, conviction, and eventual failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee after being convicted in the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

Timestamps
01:45 Failed Execution Shock
02:58 Job Corps Background
10:33 Krista Pike Emerges
20:11 Clues on Campus
26:31 Pike Confesses
30:05 Death Sentence Handed Down
32:11 New Execution Date Set
34:15 Medical Issues Raised
36:21 Execution Goes Wrong

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