One of the most chilling revelations emerged when Pike showed detectives a fragment of Slemmer’s skull that she had kept as a trophy. Retired detective Randy York recalled that Pike was disturbingly cheerful during questioning and demonstrated how the skull fragment fit into the wound “like a puzzle.”
Pike was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to death. Shipp received life without parole, while Peterson, who cooperated with investigators, received probation. Nearly a decade later, Pike earned an additional 25-year sentence after attempting to strangle another inmate in 2004.
After decades of appeals, the state formally requested an execution date, now set for September 30, 2026. Pike’s attorneys continue to argue that her age, trauma history, and mental health diagnoses — including bipolar disorder and PTSD — should weigh heavily against execution.
Her defense team describes her childhood as marked by severe abuse and neglect and says she has since shown remorse. If carried out, her execution would be Tennessee’s first of a woman since 1820, underscoring the rarity and complexity of the case.
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