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Tennessee Set to Execute Christa Pike, State's First Woman in Two Centuries
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Tennessee is preparing to carry out the execution of Christa Pike, which would make her the first woman put to death by the state in roughly 200 years. Pike was convicted of a 1995 murder committed while she was a teenager. Reuters reports the case has drawn fresh attention as the execution date approaches, renewing debate over capital punishment and the treatment of women on death row in the United States.
Why now: Her execution would be a historic first for Tennessee in two centuries, drawing widespread attention to the case.
Evidence
- Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years halted · The Guardian
- Court Pauses Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row · The New York Times
- Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries · Reuters
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