I met Christa Pike 20 years ago. This is why she shouldn’t be executed tomorrow
- Posted on September 29, 2026
- By The Independent
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I met Christa Pike 20 years ago. This is why she shouldn’t be executed tomorrow
Two decades ago, Helen Roberts interviewed Christa Pike – the youngest woman on death row – and saw a vulnerable youth shaped by severe trauma. As Pike’s lawyers fight her imminent execution, Roberts explains how the system failed this woman long before her terrible crime
