Tennessee’s only woman on death row refuses last meal before execution
Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, has refused a last meal ahead of her scheduled execution on Wednesday.
Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in Tennessee's first execution of a woman in more than 200 years, has refused to select her last meal.
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