Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder at age 18, is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee this Wednesday. This would mark the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row. Now 50, she is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in what would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years. Pike...
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