The Knoxville Nightmare: Christa Pike & The Murder of Coleen Slemmer

Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast By Kelly Jennings

Envision Podcast Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Unspeakable, KJ dives into the harrowing 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a case that shocked Knoxville and landed a teenage killer on death row. Driven by jealousy and dark obsessions, 18-year-old Christa Pike, along with her accomplices, lured Colleen into a secluded spot for what was supposed to be a peace offering—but turned into a night of unimaginable torture and brutality that led to Christa Pike being the only female on Tennessee’s Death Row.

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Timestamps
06:29 Colleen's Life and Aspirations
09:07 Job Corps Experience
10:19 Discovery of a Body
16:22 Autopsy Revelations
25:35 Forensic Analysis
38:26 Mother’s Heartbreaking Realization
41:17 Identifying the Victim

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Unspeakable, a true crime podcast where I tell stories of real crimes with real victims,
0:11.7	whose cases are so shocking that many are left wondering, how is this even real?
0:30.9	I use my experiences in law enforcement, corrections, and combined with my years as a criminal justice educator, dig deep into complex cases of evil acts.
0:34.4	Some so evil, many feel they are unspeakable.
0:50.4	The unspeakable. Warning, unspeakable is intended for mature audiences.
0:54.0	If you are easily offended, then I'm not your girl.
0:56.6	Listing discretion is advised.
0:58.9	In three.
1:00.0	Hey, y'all.
1:01.4	KJ here back with another episode of Unspeakable.
1:04.3	How's your week?
1:05.0	How is it going?
1:06.2	Mine's great.
1:07.2	I feel for some reason like really renewed renewed, really refreshed and really excited for the
1:12.4	year and to give y'all some amazing content. And this episode is going to be no different.
1:17.7	But first, I have got to do some shoutouts from Texas all the way to Arizona. So if your
1:23.7	name is Shannon Schmidt and you are in Silsby, Texas, this one is for you, my friend. Thank you for joining my Patreon. How are things over in Silsby? I hope that they're fantastic. And then we're going to go to Port Allen, Louisiana, where we've got Ms. Kim Le Moyne. Hi, Kim. You're right down the road from me. You need to stop by some time so that I can meet you since you're so close. And then in Sabatis, Maine, and I had to look this one up because I was afraid I was going to
1:50.3	say it wrong. So if I said it wrong, blame the news because I listen to them say it. But Jessica
1:55.4	McConville, or McConville, however you pronounce that one. Hi, Jessica. How are things all the way over there in Maine? I hope you're eating some lobster and things are just fantastic for you as well. And then in Mancato, Minnesota, Jacey McLeod. How are you? I mean, all I can say is how are you? Because I don't, I haven't got to meet you yet, but please talk to me on Patreon. That is me.
2:18.2	There's no team. It's his eye. And I would love to speak with you and answer your questions and
2:22.8	interact with you. So please feel free to reach out to me. Talk to me. There's private chats and
2:27.7	there's prompts on there and things that we can talk about. And then last but certainly not least for
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