Christie Michelle Scott was born on August 10, 1978, in Alabama. She married Jeremy Scott, and together they had two sons, Mason and Noah. The family resided in Russellville, Alabama. Christie was known to be a stay-at-home mother, caring for her children while her husband worked. There is limited public information about her life prior to the events leading up to her son's death.​

In the early hours of August 16, 2008, a fire broke out in the Scott residence in Russellville, Alabama. Christie Scott and her younger son, Noah, escaped the blaze and sought help from a neighbor. Tragically, her six-year-old autistic son, Mason, perished in the fire. Investigations revealed that Christie had purchased a $100,000 life insurance policy on Mason just hours before the fire. Further evidence indicated that she had administered a combination of medications to Mason, including amphetamines and codeine, prior to the fire. The smoke detector outside the children's bedroom was found disabled, and the fire was determined to have been intentionally set. 

Christie was arrested on September 30, 2008, and charged with capital murder. During her trial, the prosecution argued that the motive was financial gain through insurance money. Despite the jury recommending life imprisonment without parole by a 7-5 vote, the judge overrode this recommendation and sentenced her to death on August 5, 2009. Christie Scott remains on death row at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.