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Supreme Court clears way for Tennessee execution of Christa Pike
Original: US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe879654mj7
The US Supreme Court has rejected Christa Pike's final appeal to stop her execution, removing the last legal obstacle to her death sentence in Tennessee. Pike was convicted in 1996 of the murder of fellow student Colleen Slemmer and has spent decades on death row as the only woman there. The decision revives debate over capital punishment in the United States.
Why now: Pike would be a rare female execution in the US, and the Supreme Court's refusal ends decades of legal battles over her case
Christa PikeUS Supreme CourtTennesseeColleen Slemmer
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