Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

TN governor denies Christa Pike clemency before execution date

Gov. Bill Lee denied Christa Pike's plea for clemency, which highlighted her traumatic upbringing and rehabilitation in prison.

Sources (1)· Sep 28, 5:30 PM

tennessee execution decision Bill Lee Justice

Every telling

their own versions

Knoxville News-Sentinel· Sep 28, 5:30 PMTN governor denies Christa Pike clemency before execution date

The thread

tennessee execution decision →

Since

Tennessee governor denies clemency for death row inmate Christa PikeTennessee Governor Bill Lee has denied clemency for Christa Gail Pike, which will make her become the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years.

WJLA10d agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee tennessee execution decision

Christa Pike one day closer to execution after governor denies reprieveGov. Bill Lee has upheld the death sentence of Christa Pike and does not plan to intervene in her execution by lethal injection this week.

USA TODAY10d agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee tennessee execution decision

Tennessee to execute its first woman in 200 years this weekTennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Monday that he does not plan to intervene in the execution of Christa Gail Pike, which is slated for later this week.

WIS1010d agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee tennessee execution decision

More like this

similar stories in the archive

Christa Pike pleads to Gov. Bill Lee for clemency before executionBefore Tennessee executes Christa Pike, her attorneys are highlighting her humanity in a clemency petition to Gov. Bill Lee.

Knoxville News-Sentinel1mo agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee clemency petition

Tennessee governor denies clemency for death row inmate Christa PikeTennessee Governor Bill Lee has denied clemency for Christa Gail Pike, which will make her become the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years.

Baltimore News10d agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee tennessee execution decision

Christa Pike one day closer to execution after governor denies reprieveGov. Bill Lee has upheld the death sentence of Christa Pike and does not plan to intervene in her execution by lethal injection this week.

USA TODAY10d agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee tennessee execution decision

Lone woman death row inmate Christa Pike says she's 'at peace' ahead of executionTennessee Gov. Bill Lee has denied clemency for Christa Pike, the state's only female death row inmate, ahead of her execution on Wednesday.

New York Post10d agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee tennessee execution

Tennessee prepares to execute the first woman in over 200 yearsThe planned execution is moving forward after Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) rejected Christa Pike's request for clemency on Monday.

Washington Examiner10d agoWhole story →

Justice Bill Lee tennessee execution scheduled

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeTENNESSEE — The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike’s stunning failed execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital.

WBRZ5d agoSources (5)Whole story →

Health tennessee execution failure

Kansas governor denies clemency for John RobinsonKansas Gov. Laura Kelly denied clemency for serial killer John Robinson, citing no evidence of injustice.

Topeka Capital-Journal4mo agoWhole story →

Justice Laura Kelly clemency denial

Why Was Death Row Inmate Christa Pike's Execution Halted?Why was death row inmate Christa Pike’s execution halted in Tennessee? The federal appeals court cited her history of abuse as the reason

Us Weekly8d agoWhole story →

Justice execution halt