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Steve Mehling

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Steve Mehling

    Sole female death row inmate set for execution; A look back on Christa Pike’s case and a letter she wrote days before her execution (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Christa Pike is set to be the first woman executed by the state of Tennessee in more than 200 years, drawing national attention to her case. Pike, then 18 years old, killed her Job Corps colleague Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Prosecutors say Pike and her then-boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, tortured Slemmer, including cutting a pentagram into her body, before Pike threw a chunk of asphalt at Slemmer’s head, killing her. Prosecutors say the motive was that Pike believed Slemmer wa

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Steve Mehling

    Sole female death row inmate to be executed tomorrow; A look back on Christa Pike’s case and a letter she wrote days before her execution (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Christa Pike is set to be the first woman executed by the state of Tennessee in more than 200 years, drawing national attention to her case. Pike, then 18 years old, killed her Job Corps colleague Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Prosecutors say Pike and her then-boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, tortured Slemmer, including cutting a pentagram into her body, before Pike threw a chunk of asphalt at Slemmer’s head, killing her. Prosecutors say the motive was that Pike believed Slemmer wa

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Steve Mehling

    ‘We still don’t have an answer’: 10 years since his death, the family of Ryan Trent remains without justice (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Ten years after Ryan Trent was found shot to death following what first appeared to be a fatal car crash, his killer remains unidentified, and his family is continuing to push for answers. Ashley Owens, Ryan Trent’s cousin, described how she remembers him. “He was the life of the party. He was always the one that was excited and happy,” Owens said. Trent battled addiction for years but entered recovery in early 2016. “He fought his way into recovery and getting his life

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Steve Mehling

    Potentially toxic algae prompts state testing at Centennial Park in Nashville (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The state has taken water samples from a pond at Centennial Park after a green layer suspected to be toxic algae appeared on the surface. Metro Parks put up a warning sign Thursday alerting people that the green layer could be toxic algae. Vic Griffin, who used to live in East Nashville and North Nashville, told WSMV a few weeks ago that something wasn’t right at the pond. He returned Friday to check on it again. Griffin said the smell was “horrendous” a few weeks ago a

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Steve Mehling

    Building owner details what’s next for former La Danse space following arson incident (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Three men were arrested this week and charged with intentionally setting fire to La Danse Nightclub in May, according to an arrest affidavit. Keroles Karlas, 27, the club’s owner; Ashraf Salem, 44, an employee of an adjacent vape shop; and Salem’s friend, Mina Baslyous, 29, were arrested Wednesday, Sept. 23, and booked on felony aggravated arson charges. All three were given a $500,000 bond. The Nashville Fire Department responded to La Danse Nightclub, located at 142 R

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