Woman facing execution for Satanic murder compares herself to Lindsay Clancy

Woman facing execution for Satanic murder compares herself to Lindsay Clancy Christa Pike was just 18 when she and her boyfriend tortured and murder Colleen Slemmer in 1995 - the victim was found with a pentagram that had been carved into her chest A woman who could be the first to be executed in the US state of Tennessee in more than 200 years over a Satanic ritual murder has compared herself to alleged child murderer Lindsay Clancy. Christa Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend at the time tortured and murdered 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, who they met at a job camp for troubled teenagers, on January 12, 1995. Pike became the youngest woman sentenced to death the following year and is due to become the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years. She has one more opportunity to stop her execution with her legal team petitioning the US Supreme Court for a last-minute reprieve. The murder fuelled the ongoing Satanic panic of the 80s and 90s when a pentagram symbol was found carved onto Colleen's chest. Pike then used a chunk of asphalt to smash Slemmer's head, before proceeding to take and keep a piece of the skull. She later showed people pieces of the skull at school, leading police to investigate. The piece of skull was later found in the pocket of Pike's jacket. But Pike's legal team argued in pursuing execution, the state was "ignoring what both science and our legal system have decided" namely that an 18-year-old brain has not fully developed and 18 is "too young to face execution." Pike now claims to have felt a "kindship" with murder-accused Clancy, whose trial was declared a jury after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict at a Massachusetts court. The mum strangled her children Callan, eight months old, Dawson, 3, and Cora, five, with her prosecution arguing she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity. "We are both females who got into trouble because of uniquely female issues," Pike told The Times. "One thing [that] is different, however, is that times have changed a lot on awareness of women's issues since I was put on trial." Pike said she was "pleased" Clancy was "getting the help she needs." She added: "There are so many women who don't get the help they need: me and others." Clancy's legal team argues Clancy suffered from postpartum mental health issues. They can occur during pregnancy or following childbirth, which in turn affect psychological and behavioral issues. Many are mild and short-lived mood shifts, though in rare cases it can result in psychosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates one in eight women in the US experiences some type of postpartum depression. Clancy is due to return to court for a key hearing later today.