Tennessee governor rejects clemency for Christa Pike execution

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 02:06 · Archive

Tennessee's governor has rejected clemency for Christa Pike, scheduled to be executed on Wednesday.

Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday in Tennessee, which would be the state's first execution of a woman in over 200 years. Pike was convicted in 1995 of killing 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer at Knoxville Job Corps when she was 18. The Tennessee governor has rejected her clemency bid, though her lawyers have asked the supreme court for a stay.

How it is being reported

• Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemencyThe Guardian · 28 Sept, 23:54
• Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution loomsBBC World · 28 Sept, 23:27

In this story: Christa Pike · Colleen Slemmer · Tennessee · Knoxville

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