355: Christa Pike- Youngest Woman on Death Row in TN

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

On Jan 13th, 1995 in Knoxville, TN a battered body, nude from the waist up, was found in a grizzly scene. The victim had been tortured, murdered and her skull crushed. But that's not all- she had pentagrams carved into her forehead and chest. The investigation led police to a young woman named Christa Pike- who looked innocent and even "angelic," but was pure evil. Let's take a trip down memory lane and explore one of the most shocking cases of that era. It's a gripping tale of troubled lives, a heartbreaking murder, and a courtroom drama that could have been straight out of a Law & Order rerun.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, welcome to Killer Queens, a true crime podcast. I'm your host, Tarela, and like most
0:09.5	millennials, I've always had an obsession with true crime. On KQ, you'll find light true crime
0:14.8	stories, millennial hypes and gripes, some adult language, and maybe a special guest here
0:20.2	and there. Just like a 90s sleepover,
0:22.7	we're just a couple BFFs hanging out. So gather around and let's launch right into it.
0:32.7	This episode contains discussion of murder, listener discretion is advised.
0:38.9	On January 19, 1995 in Knoxville, Tennessee, a battered body nude from the waist up was found
0:46.4	in what can only be described as an absolutely grisly scene.
0:51.2	The victim had been tortured, murdered, and her skull had been crushed. But that's not all.
0:58.4	She'd also had pentagrams carved into her forehead and into her chest. The investigation led police to a
1:05.2	young woman named Krista Pike, and by all accounts, people said, she looks so innocent. She looks so
1:10.7	angelic. But she was pure evil.
1:15.0	Today we're going to take a look at one of the most horrific and shocking cases to come out of
1:21.6	Knoxville, Tennessee in the 90s. It's a tale of troubled lives, a heartbreaking murder, and a courtroom drama that could have
1:29.3	been straight out of law and order.
1:32.0	All right, you guys.
1:33.3	Nobody requested this case.
1:35.4	I kind of did, I guess, because I was trying to watch an episode of Killer Kids on a case that we covered.
1:46.7	And now, I think this was a main feed.
1:49.2	It was the Scott Moody Moody Massacre case.
1:52.1	And I accidentally watched the wrong episode at first.
1:55.3	I had the wrong season or episode number or whatever.
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