Top September 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM

Christa Pike execution is halted indefinitely just one hour before murderer was due to be put to death after 'serious concerns' were raised

Daily Mail

Pike's planned execution was halted at the 11th hour. She murdered Knoxville Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer, 19, in March 1996 when she was 18.

Excerpt from Daily Mail.

The captain and first officer were injured, and one pilot has been arrested, officials say.

Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

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