Tennessee set to carry out rare execution of a woman
Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder. Pike's attorneys are challenging the sentence, while the state moves forward with the rare execution of a female inmate.
One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. Christa Pike was 18 when she killed classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995. The case drew attention due to its brutality and the ages involved. Pike admits her guilt, but her attorneys argue her death sentence is inappropriate.
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