Appeals court pauses Christa Gail Pike's execution in Tennessee

Christa Gail Pike is scheduled for execution on Wednesday, September 30. She will be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.
Christa Gail Pike was scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning and would've been the first woman put to death by Tennessee in more than 200 years.
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