Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for a Tennessee murder she committed at age 18

Tennessee is moving forward with the execution of Christa Gail Pike. Pike was convicted for a murder she committed in 1995 when she was 18 years old.
The case garnered widespread attention at the time of the killing in part because elements of the crime stoked fears of Satan worship during the 1980s and 1990s.
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