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A Love to Die for
A Love to Die for
Author: Patricia Springer
On January 12, 1995, in Knoxville, Tennessee, 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer went for a walk with her friend, 18-year-old Christa Pike. Suddenly, Christa turned on Colleen, accusing her of flirting with her boyfriend. Then, the words turned to shocking blows. An enraged Christa used a box knife to cut her rival's throat and a mini meat cleaver to i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786010868
ISBN-10: 078601086X
Publication Date: 3/1/2000
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 24 ratings
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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reviewed A Love to Die for on + 86 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is a sad story of a girl who went to Job Corps to better herself, but the Job Corps wasn't what she was led to believe and the other young people there weren't the best for her to associate with. Colleen called her mother wanting to come back home, but her mom encouraged her to stay and give the Job Corps a chance. Another girl became insanely jealous of Colleen and commited a horrifying crime.
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Helpful Score: 2
Christa Pike, the youngest woman on death row in the state of Tennessee. She was a member of job corp in Knoxville, TN and she along with her boyfriend brutally murdered another member because she (Christa) thought the other girl (Colleen) liked her boyfriend.
Living here in the Knoxville area and knowing exactly where this took place really brought this heinious crime to life.
Good book, chilling.
ckataoka avatar reviewed A Love to Die for on + 37 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
THe chilling true story of the youngest woman on death row. A must read for any true crime enthusiast.
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Helpful Score: 1
Its a good book but gets very slow in the middle.
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Helpful Score: 1
Great book! Very hard to put down once you start reading it!
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This book does have some graphic pictures in it. Its a good true crime book
reviewed A Love to Die for on + 29 more book reviews
It is very good if you like true crime stories
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The author repeated herself so often I skip read most of the book. Even the chapters that gave details left me wanting more understanding. I never got to know the people in this story, never made a connection to anyone. The worst true crime book I have ever read.


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