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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries.
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Reuters
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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Reuters
US Supreme Court sides with Tennessee to allow its first execution of a woman in 200 years
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Tennessee could proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate three decades ago.
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Reuters
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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Nashville Tennessean
Botched Christa Pike execution leads Gov. Lee to order review
The Tennessee Department of Correction, which handled the failed lethal injection of Christa Pike, said it did everything right.
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Nashville Tennessean
What time is Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee? What to know
Christa Pike, who was 18 when she was convicted of first degree murder in 1996, will be executed on Sept. 30 in Nashville.
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Nashville Tennessean
US Supreme Court declines to stop Christa Pike's execution
The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop Christa Pike's execution, scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 30.
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Nashville Tennessean
Watch live: Witnesses to speak after execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee
Christa Pike is scheduled to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.
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USA Today
Federal court halts execution of Christa Pike in 11th hour
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an order the morning of Sept. 30 staying Pike's execution 'until further order of this court.'
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Florida Times-Union
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.
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Nashville Tennessean
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.
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Nashville Tennessean
Was Bill Lee right to deny Christa Pike clemency? Vote now | Opinion
Gov. Bill Lee denied clemency for Christa Pike, who is scheduled for execution Sept. 30 for a 1995 murder.
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