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Christa Pike execution halted in 1995 murder of Jacksonville woman

Christa Pike execution halted in 1995 murder of Jacksonville woman

Christa Pike was convicted of killing Jacksonville, Florida native Colleen Slemmer, 19, in 1995. Her execution, set for Sept. 30, has been stayed.
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
Christa Pike scheduled to die by lethal injection in Tennessee: Updates

Christa Pike scheduled to die by lethal injection in Tennessee: Updates

Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Her lethal injection is scheduled for Sept. 30.
Cincinnati EnquirerCincinnati Enquirer
Who is Christa Pike? Tennessee's only woman on death row survives lethal injection

Who is Christa Pike? Tennessee's only woman on death row survives lethal injection

Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, was featured on Investigation Discovery's "Mean Girl Murders." What to know about her case.
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
What did Christa Pike do? What to know ahead of Tennessee execution

What did Christa Pike do? What to know ahead of Tennessee execution

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, is scheduled to be executed Sept. 30. Here's what to know about her case.
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
Readers narrowly opposed Bill Lee in Christa Pike poll | Opinion

Readers narrowly opposed Bill Lee in Christa Pike poll | Opinion

A new poll shows readers are divided over Gov. Bill Lee's decision to let the execution of Christa Pike proceed.
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Appeals court halts Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries

Appeals court halts Tennessee's first execution of a woman in two centuries

By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years. The 6th U.S.
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Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18

Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18

Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike has been halted just an hour before it was set to begin
USA TodayUSA Today
Christa Pike out of appeals after Supreme Court denies execution stay

Christa Pike out of appeals after Supreme Court denies execution stay

The nation's highest court denied Pike's request for a stay of execution less than 24 hours before Pike is set to be executed by lethal injection.
ReutersReuters
Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries

Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries

By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years.
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Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee
Nashville TennesseanNashville Tennessean
Remembering Colleen Slemmer, the teenager killed by Christa Pike

Remembering Colleen Slemmer, the teenager killed by Christa Pike

Colleen Slemmer was studying computer technology when she was lured into a wooded area by Christa Pike. Now Pike faces death penalty.
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Christa Pike one day closer to execution after governor denies reprieve

Christa Pike one day closer to execution after governor denies reprieve

Gov. Bill Lee has upheld the death sentence of Christa Pike and does not plan to intervene in her execution by lethal injection this week.