Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime 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.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is preparing to put to death Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18 in what would be the state’s first execution of a woman in 200 years. Pike, now 50, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution […]
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