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Supreme Court clears Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike
Original: U.S. Supreme Court allows Tennessee to carry out execution of Christa Gail Pike
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Tennessee to proceed with the execution of Christa Gail Pike, clearing the way for the state to carry out the death sentence. Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, was convicted of the 1995 murder of fellow nursing student Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. News of the decision is drawing attention to the case and Tennessee's resumption of executions.
Why now: The high court's decision clears the way for a rare execution of a woman, renewing attention to a decades-old Tennessee murder case.
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- U.S. Supreme Court allows Tennessee to carry out execution of Christa Gail Pike · WSMV 4 Nashville · 251.1K
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