29 Oct 2025 · 36 min
Episode 8 – Mercy
Christa and her attorneys grapple with a recent announcement by the Tennessee Supreme Court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Unrestorable
by iHeartPodcasts · English · True Crime
On a January night in 1995, 18-year-old Christa Pike and two other teenagers lured 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer to a secluded area near the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. They taunted, beat, and slashed Colleen, carving a pentagram into her chest, before Christa picked up a piece of concrete and
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 26 min
- Latest
- 29 Oct 2025
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 17 most recent
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S2 · E7 · 22 Oct 2025 · 28 min
Episode 7 – Justice
Beth and Sarah talk to Colleen’s mother about whether justice is even possible in this case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S2 · E6 · 15 Oct 2025 · 27 min
Episode 6 – The Lawyers
Defending “the worst of the worst” can take a sizable emotional toll–but it also reinforces a sense of shared humanity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S2 · E5 · 8 Oct 2025 · 29 min
Episode 5 - Christa Fights to Stay Alive
As the decades-long effort to overturn her death sentence runs out of time, Christa and her legal team try to prove that she’s a changed person. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S2 · E4 · 1 Oct 2025 · 24 min
Episode 4 - In Solitary
Christa looks back on her early years on death row when she struggled with undiagnosed mental health issues and the role it played in the fight to save her life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S2 · E3 · 24 Sep 2025 · 26 min
Episode 3 - The Trial
We learn what the jury and public didn’t know about Christa, her attorneys, and their trial strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S2 · E2 · 17 Sep 2025 · 22 min
Episode 2 - Knoxville Reels
As details of the murder leak, the Knoxville community is shocked by what 18-year-old Christa allegedly did to Colleen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S2 · E1 · 10 Sep 2025 · 24 min
Episode 1 - Christa and Colleen
Months after two teens enroll at Knoxville’s JobCorps program, one is dead and the other is charged with murdering her. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S2 · 3 Sep 2025 · 3 min
Introducing... Unrestorable Season 2: Proof of Life
In January 1995, 18-year-old Christa Pike killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee–and 30 years later, she’s still on death row. Proof of Life explores the meaning of justice and rehabilitation, and asks how we determine whether someone deserves to live or die. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E8 · 15 Nov 2023 · 28 min
Episode 8 – Justice
Troy ponders his next moves as he searches for broader accountability for the loss of his two children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E7 · 8 Nov 2023 · 30 min
Episode 7 – Lost
While Catherine’s case remains mired at the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health systems, one overarching question remains: What happened to Sarah and Jacob? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E6 · 1 Nov 2023 · 23 min
Episode 6 – The Decision
The judge prepares to rule in Catherine’s competency hearing. Will Troy finally get the justice he’s been seeking for almost a decade? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E5 · 25 Oct 2023 · 26 min
Episode 5 – The Ticking Clock
After years of advocacy by Troy, a judge finally decides to hear testimony from sworn witnesses about Catherine’s competency, and may even question Catherine directly. But as the clock counts down to the mandatory dismissal of charges, is it too little too late? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E4 · 18 Oct 2023 · 34 min
Episode 4 – Faking It?
Catherine is treated in a state-run psychiatric hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial. But Troy and others raise questions about whether she’s faking it to avoid accountability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E3 · 11 Oct 2023 · 23 min
Episode 3 – Incompetent
Catherine is charged with the disappearance of her children, but a judge finds she is incompetent to stand trial. What does this mean for Troy’s search for his kids and pursuit of justice? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E2 · 4 Oct 2023 · 26 min
Episode 2 – Missing
When Troy realizes his youngest children are missing, can he depend on their mother to help him find them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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S1 · E1 · 4 Oct 2023 · 30 min
Episode 1 – Crisis
A mentally ill mother. A family in crisis. And a father’s worst nightmare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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About Unrestorable
On a January night in 1995, 18-year-old Christa Pike and two other teenagers lured 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer to a secluded area near the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. They taunted, beat, and slashed Colleen, carving a pentagram into her chest, before Christa picked up a piece of concrete and
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