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September 28, 2026
Tennessee to Execute Christa Pike, First Woman in Over 200 Years
- Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled for execution on Wednesday, marking Tennessee's first execution of a woman in over 200 years.
- Governor Bill Lee has denied Pike's clemency request, stating he will not intervene in her case.
- Pike's legal team is seeking a last-minute stay from the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing her untreated mental illness and traumatic background should be considered.
- If executed, Pike would be the first person in Tennessee's modern death penalty era to be executed for a crime committed as a teenager.
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- Ahead of rare execution, lone woman on Tennessee death row says ‘I am at peace’Sep 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM · NBC
- Only woman on Tennessee's death row asks U.S. Supreme Court for last minute stay on executionSep 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM · NBC
- Christa Pike execution: Tennessee governor rejects clemency pleaSep 29, 2026 at 2:36 AM · BBC
- One of the youngest women ever sent to death row to be executed in Tennessee for ‘satanic panic’ murderSep 29, 2026 at 6:07 AM · Independent