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Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before scheduled
Original: Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw2
The execution of Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a fellow student in Tennessee in 1995, was stopped about an hour before it was due to take place. She had been the only woman on the state's death row. The last-minute halt has drawn renewed attention to her case and the use of the death penalty in the United States.
Why now: The last-minute stay of execution in a high-profile death penalty case is breaking news drawing widespread attention.
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- Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw20vxxn876no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # Crime # Justice # News · bbc_news@robot.villas · 2
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