Unrestorable
Episodes
Introducing: Burden of Guilt s2
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1999, an 18-year-old bartender named Bobby Gumpright told a lie that sent an innocent man, Jermaine Hudson, to prison for 22 years. Burden of Guilt...
Introducing: The Brothers Ortiz
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Brothers Ortiz is the story of two brothers–both successful, but in very different ways. Gabe Ortiz becomes a third-highest ranking officer ...
Episode 8 – Mercy
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christa and her attorneys grapple with a recent announcement by the Tennessee Supreme Court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 7 – Justice
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beth and Sarah talk to Colleen’s mother about whether justice is even possible in this case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 6 – The Lawyers
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Defending “the worst of the worst” can take a sizable emotional toll–but it also reinforces a sense of shared humanity. See om...
Episode 5 - Christa Fights to Stay Alive
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Episode 4 - In Solitary
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 sav...
Episode 3 - The Trial
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We learn what the jury and public didn’t know about Christa, her attorneys, and their trial strategy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...
Episode 2 - Knoxville Reels
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 1 - Christa and Colleen
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Months after two teens enroll at Knoxville’s JobCorps program, one is dead and the other is charged with murdering her.See omnystudio.com/listen...
Introducing... Unrestorable Season 2: Proof of Life
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
Episode 8 – Justice
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Troy ponders his next moves as he searches for broader accountability for the loss of his two children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Episode 7 – Lost
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While Catherine’s case remains mired at the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health systems, one overarching question remains: What h...
Episode 6 – The Decision
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 omnystud...
Episode 5 – The Ticking Clock
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After years of advocacy by Troy, a judge finally decides to hear testimony from sworn witnesses about Catherine’s competency, and may even question ...
Episode 4 – Faking It?
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine is treated in a state-run psychiatric hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial. But Troy and others raise questions about wheth...
Episode 3 – Incompetent
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 sea...
Episode 2 – Missing
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 info...
Episode 1 – Crisis
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A mentally ill mother. A family in crisis. And a father’s worst nightmare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: Unrestorable
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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