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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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Nashville Tennessean
Will Christa Pike be executed? Last hope lies at US Supreme Court
Christa Pike argues her death at the hands of male executioners will be unconstitutionally cruel because she was repeatedly raped as a minor.
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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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Nashville Tennessean
91% of respondents said spare Christa Pike from execution | Opinion
Governor Lee denied clemency for Christa Pike, who faces execution for a 1995 murder despite public support for life.
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AP News
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
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Nashville Tennessean
Governor permits Christa Pike execution: 'I am upholding the sentence'
Gov. Bill Lee denied Christa Pike's plea for clemency, which highlighted her traumatic upbringing and rehabilitation in prison.
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AP News
Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18
Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18
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USA Today
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.
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AP News
Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder
A 77-year-old Florida man convicted of the hammer beating death of a woman is set to become the 16th person executed this year in the nation’s busiest death chamber
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Nashville Tennessean
Tennessee abortion education groups sue over records demand
Two organizations that provide information about abortions say the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office demanded swaths of records.
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Nashville Tennessean
Nashville dubbed a 2026 'boomtown,' ranked number 1 in desirability
The greater Nashville area ranks highly for desirability and livability in a new analysis based on survey data.
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