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Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for a Tennessee 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. A federal appeals court wants to review whether her claims of childhood abuse were fully considered at sentencing. Tennessee's attorney general is appealing the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court and the execution could still take place. Pike, who was 18…

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution· Sep 30, 3:42 PMCourt halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for a Tennessee murder she committed at age 18Also ran in Baltimore Sun, PBS News, Reading Eagle, Santa Ana Orange County Register, The Boston Herald

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Tennessee’s first woman executed in at least 200 yearsChrista Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, says she is not afraid to die in a letter written before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee denied her clemency.

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