Christa Pike set to be Tennessee's first woman execution in 200 years

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Sept, 00:36 · Archive

Christa Pike is set to become Tennessee's first woman executed in 200 years for killing a fellow student in 1995.

Christa Pike is scheduled to become Tennessee's first woman executed in two centuries for a 1995 student murder. Her defence lawyers have sought clemency, arguing she was 'broken, not evil' and claiming she would not face the death sentence if tried under current law.

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Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim tooBBC News · 27 Sept, 00:04
Lethal injection by all-female team slated for Tennessee’s 1st woman death row inmate in 200 yearsNew York Post · 26 Sept, 23:22

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