{"id":2174206,"date":"2026-10-01T19:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174206"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:10:31","slug":"christa-pikes-ex-tadaryl-shipp-who-helped-murder-colleen-slemmer-remains-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174206","title":{"rendered":"Christa Pike&#8217;s Ex Tadaryl Shipp, Who Helped Murder Colleen Slemmer, Remains In Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/16by9\/2026\/10\/01\/eb329c6c5f304696b77650db5dbe650d_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Christa Pike&#8217;s Ex Tadaryl Shipp, Who Helped Murder Colleen Slemmer, Remains In Prison<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Christa Pike<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Ex-BF &amp; Murder Accomplice Still Behind Bars &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">See His Mug Shot<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-01T12:10:31-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:10 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-ce548864f4dadbf94a80950542d13e9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261001_eb329c6c5f304696b77650db5dbe650d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cf846095-23cf-4987-9a62-cc572f7f1e94\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/4by3\/2026\/10\/01\/eb329c6c5f304696b77650db5dbe650d_md.jpg\" alt=\"Tadaryl Shipp christina-pike-ex-mug-shot-Tennessee-Department-of-Correction-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Tennessee Department of Correction<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d11b510bf86e63aef5ceb95014eb987f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/christa-pike\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Christa Pike<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s ex-boyfriend &#8212; who helped her torture and kill a 19-year-old woman &#8212; is still locked up &#8230; but he&#8217;s taking steps to change his scenery.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c78dc16ba595bdc395068685802e08d8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tadaryl-shipp\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tadaryl Shipp<\/strong><\/a> is currently housed in Tennessee&#8217;s Northwest Correctional Complex &#8230; according to Department of Corrections records obtained by TMZ.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8e34865ef1db32fca26fe89eab7db0f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Shipp &#8212; who had been sentenced to life &#8212; was previously denied parole in Oct. 2025.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9bb10c67091e95b3cf996a0947281a6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_70fab5a67bdc40a0b3a420e89d245a3c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cf846095-23cf-4987-9a62-cc572f7f1e94\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/70fab5a67bdc40a0b3a420e89d245a3c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike Amnesty International USA\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Amnesty International USA<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cd4994aa196b8662cb4caf4665cdae21\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>However &#8230; Department of Corrections records show that his case will be reviewed again in Oct. 2031.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dee3cab328063349a66c77e62bc7e37b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pike and Shipp were both convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the brutal 1995 slaying of 19-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/colleen-slemmer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Colleen Slemmer<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2715837652e24058d0f202fa21ae9ca7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Slemmer had been tortured by Shipp, who carved a pentagram in her chest &#8230; before Pike smashed Slemmer&#8217;s head in with a piece of asphalt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-75eb68ef5ab90166ee591cb843ee4060\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261001_cd8e1d7fc76e49bc838d8192eb9ca9ee\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cf846095-23cf-4987-9a62-cc572f7f1e94\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cd\/4by3\/2026\/10\/01\/cd8e1d7fc76e49bc838d8192eb9ca9ee_md.jpg\" alt=\"colleen-slemmer-knoxville-police-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Knoxville Police<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8a6cabe0215827330fb111ce053a9b1d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Shipp avoided the death penalty because he was 17 at the time, and he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole and 25 years to be served consecutively, beginning in March 1997.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-de574c34a2f9aa4998f89b66d635c9cb\" 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