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- 1Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years●Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too https://www.b
Christa Pike is due to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in two centuries. Her defence team argues she should be spared, saying she was herself a victim of abuse and circumstances. The case has drawn attention to the death penalty and how the justice system treats women convicted of violent crimes.
- 2Christa Pike execution looms as she claims childhood damage▼Time running out for Tennessee killer Christa Pike who says she's too damaged for death row
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is running out of legal options as her execution approaches, with her lawyers arguing that severe childhood abuse and brain damage should bar the state from putting her to death. Pike, convicted of a 1995 murder, would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in decades if the sentence proceeds.