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Execution of first woman in Tennessee for 200 years halted at last moment

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The Guardian
Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency
Lawyers for Christa Pike, 50, convicted of killing classmate in Knoxville in 1995, ask supreme court to grant stay Christa Pike, a woman who was convicted of murder 30 years ago, is set to be put to death on Wednesday after her request for clemency was denied by Tennessee governor Bill Lee on Monday. If the execution goes through, she will be the first woman executed in the state in 200 years. Pike, who is now 50, wa…
29 Sept, 00:52
BBC World
Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too
Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death if the crime happened today.
26 Sept, 23:04
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Execution of first woman in Tennessee for 200 years halted at last moment
30 Sept, 14:27
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