Christa Pike - a podcast by Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg

Ep 137: Tennessee’s youngest woman on death row was sentenced at just 18 years old. And even though she committed a heinous crime, should her age and undiagnosed mental illness have been a mitigating factor in her trial?

This is the Christa Pike storySources for Today's Episode:

Mercyforchrista.orgKnoxville News Sentinel

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tn-supreme-court/1085625.html

https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/OPINIONS/TSC/PDF/984/pike.pdfWKRN

Vox.comNewsweek


Credits:Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

Produced by James VargaAudio Editor,Seiler Burr

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