On January 12, 1995, 18-year-old Christa Gail Pike, along with her 17-year-old boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp and 19-year-old friend Shadolla Peterson, lured 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer into a secluded area on the University of Tennessee Agricultural campus in Knoxville. There, they brutally tortured and murdered Slemmer, stabbing her, beating her with a chunk of asphalt, and carving a pentagram into her chest. Pike then took a piece of Slemmer’s skull as a souvenir. The trio returned to their dormitor

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Mercy for Christa Pike on Instagram: "“It’s not that some people are born monsters. It’s what stress and early maltreatment can do to the brain.” Episode 4 of the Unrestorable: Proof of Life podcast interviews Dr. Bethany Brand, a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma disorders. Dr. Brand describes the lingering impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including violence and neglect, on behavior. She also describes how maltreatment rewires the brain. Listen to the episode and le