Supreme Court declines Christa Pike’s clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to stop the execution of Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate convicted of murder in 1995. She will be executed by lethal injection, becoming the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years.Key Facts
- Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a teenage classmate in 1995.
- The Supreme Court declined to delay or stop her execution.
- Her execution is scheduled for 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
- The execution will take place at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Tennessee.
- Pike will be the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years.
- The method of execution is lethal injection.
- Pike is 50 years old.
- This case marks a rare instance of a woman being executed in the U.S.
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