Bethany Brand

“Her childhood was replete with physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. She was sexually violated by a number of men, starting before she was school age,”

Bethany Brand · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

Brand assessed Pike in 2023 and described her childhood as replete with physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.

“Both of those things together absolutely influenced how threatened she felt by the girl she ended up killing and her lack of emotional control in that situation.”

Bethany Brand · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26

Brand says Pike's untreated bipolar disorder and PTSD influenced her sense of threat and lack of emotional control when she killed Colleen Slemmer.