Christa Pike
American convicted murderer on death row
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| October 2023 | Knox County Criminal Court Judge Scott Green denied Pike's request to reopen her case, stating the November 2022 ruling did not apply to her as she was legally an adult. |
| October 2023 | Knox County Criminal Court Judge Scott Green denied Pike's request to reopen her case, stating the November 2022 ruling did not apply to her as she was legally an adult. |
| August 30 2023 | Pike's lawyers used the November 2022 Supreme Court ruling in an attempt to reopen her bid to have her 1996 conviction and sentence thrown out, citing her young age and damaged mental health at the time of the killing. |
| August 30 2023 | Pike's lawyers used the November 2022 Supreme Court ruling in an attempt to reopen her bid to have her 1996 conviction and sentence thrown out, citing her young age and damaged mental health at the time of the killing. |
| November 2022 | The Tennessee Supreme Court found that the state's law for juveniles automatically sentenced to life in prison without a chance at parole was unconstitutional. |
| November 2022 | The Tennessee Supreme Court found that the state's law for juveniles automatically sentenced to life in prison without a chance at parole was unconstitutional. |
| June 2021 | Pike's attorneys filed a motion to oppose the execution date and requested a Certificate of Commutation, which was denied. |
| June 2021 | Pike's attorneys filed a motion to oppose the execution date and requested a Certificate of Commutation, which was denied. |
| August 27 2020 | Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery's office requested the Tennessee Supreme Court to set an execution date for Christa Pike. |
| August 27 2020 | Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery's office requested the Tennessee Supreme Court to set an execution date for Christa Pike. |
| August 22 2019 | The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit unanimously upheld the lower court ruling and denied relief to Pike. |
| August 22 2019 | The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit unanimously upheld the lower court ruling and denied relief to Pike. |
| March 11 2016 | U.S. District Judge Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. issued a ruling rejecting all grounds for Pike's appeal and denied the requested commutation. |
| March 11 2016 | U.S. District Judge Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. issued a ruling rejecting all grounds for Pike's appeal and denied the requested commutation. |
| 2014 | Pike's lawyers entered an appeal in the federal court system seeking commutation of her death sentence. |
| 2014 | Pike's lawyers entered an appeal in the federal court system seeking commutation of her death sentence. |
| May 31 2012 | Donald Kohut was sentenced to seven years in prison to be served at the Tennessee State Northeast Correctional Complex. |
| May 31 2012 | Donald Kohut was sentenced to seven years in prison to be served at the Tennessee State Northeast Correctional Complex. |
| March 2012 | The Tennessee Department of Corrections revealed that Pike had made escape plans with corrections officer Justin Heflin and Donald Kohut, leading to a thwarted prison break. |
| March 2012 | The Tennessee Department of Corrections revealed that Pike had made escape plans with corrections officer Justin Heflin and Donald Kohut, leading to a thwarted prison break. |
| 2011 | Christa Pike began a letter-writing correspondence with Donald Kohut, a personal trainer from New Jersey, which initiated their communication that would lead to an escape plan. |
| 2011 | Christa Pike began a letter-writing correspondence with Donald Kohut, a personal trainer from New Jersey, which initiated their communication that would lead to an escape plan. |
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