US Supreme Court clears way for Christa Pike execution

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 1 Oct, 02:13 · Archive

The US Supreme Court has overturned a stay blocking the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Christa Pike's execution to proceed in Tennessee after overturning a last-minute stay granted by a lower appeals court. Pike, 50, would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years. She was convicted in 1995 of murdering classmate Colleen Slemmer alongside her boyfriend. The execution by lethal injection was scheduled for Wednesday and had been halted hours before by the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit before the Supreme Court's intervention.

How it is being reported

• Supreme Court allows Christa Pike's executionCBS News · 1 Oct, 01:16
• 'Satanic' female killer will be executed today after US courts make double U-turnGB News · 1 Oct, 01:06
• Supreme Court clears the way for Christa Pike’s historic execution in Tennessee to move forwardNew York Post · 1 Oct, 00:40
• Tennessee killer Christa Pike set to be executed as Supreme Court clears way for state to carry out sentenceDaily Mail · 1 Oct, 00:29
• US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go aheadBBC News · 1 Oct, 00:23

In this story: Christa Pike · Colleen Slemmer · Tennessee · US Supreme Court · Knoxville

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