Experts Debate: The Christa Pike Case - What Really Happened?

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Christa Pike , the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, settles lawsuit against state for solitary confinement. Gains more privileges and freedom. In August 2001, Christa Pike attacked fellow inmate Patricia Jones, attempting to strangle her with a shoelace. For this, she was convicted of attempted first-degree. Christa Pike ’s case is controversial due to her age at the time of the crime (18 years old) and the brutal nature of the murder. Public opinion is divided between viewing. Christa Pike , the only woman in Tennessee sentenced to death, has been adapting to increased levels of socialization after being removed from de facto solitary. Twenty-five years after she mutilated, murdered and then celebrated the killing of a 19-year-old acquaintance, the phrase still comes to mind when investigators think.