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Tennessee governor will not intervene in Christa Gail Pike execution

Original: Tennessee's governor does 'not plan' to intervene in execution of Christa Gail Pike https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.1

Tennessee's governor says he does not plan to intervene in the scheduled execution of Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on the state's death row. Pike was convicted of the 1995 murder of fellow student Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. The decision leaves her execution set to proceed unless courts step in, drawing attention from opponents of the death penalty.

Why now: The execution of Tennessee's only female death row inmate is imminent and the governor's refusal to block it has drawn public attention.

Christa Gail PikeTennesseeBill LeeColleen Slemmer

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• Tennessee's governor does 'not plan' to intervene in execution of Christa Gail Pike https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.10tv .com/article/news/nation-world/tennessees-governor-intervene-execution-christa-gail-pike/507-44799e87-a757-4ca1-8167-1085082d72e9 · 10tv.com@web.brid.gy · 2

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