Watch: Why was the US execution of Christa Pike halted?
Summary
The execution of Christa Pike, a woman sentenced to death in Tennessee for a 1996 murder, was stopped just before it was planned to happen. If carried out, she would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.Key Facts
- Christa Pike was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1996.
- The execution was halted shortly before it was scheduled.
- Pike would become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than two centuries if the execution went ahead.
- She has a history of childhood sexual abuse, abandonment, and neglect.
- Pike’s lawyers argue that if her case were judged today, she likely would not receive a death sentence.
- Since the 1970s, only 18 women have been executed in the US compared to 1,663 men.
- The news is focused on the state of Tennessee and US legal practices regarding the death penalty.
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