Tennessee woman, Christa Pike, makes special request days before execution

Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled for execution in eight days in Nashville, Tennessee. She was convicted of killing a friend when she was a teenager. Pike has reportedly made a special request ahead of her scheduled execution date.
In eight days, the 50-year-old who killed her friend when she was a teenager will have her worst nightmares realized inside the execution chamber in Nashville, Tennessee.
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