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Tennessee set to execute Christa Pike, first woman in 200 years
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Tennessee is preparing to carry out the death penalty against Christa Pike, which would make her the first woman executed by the state in roughly 200 years. Pike was convicted of a 1995 murder, and her case has drawn attention as the execution date approaches. Commenters are debating the rarity of female executions in the United States and the long legal process that led here.
Why now: Tennessee is about to carry out its first execution of a woman in two centuries, a rare and controversial event.
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Evidence
- US Court stays Christa Pike execution · Le Monde.fr
- Execution of first Tennessee woman in 200 years to go ahead after Supreme Court ruling · The Telegraph
- Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years · AP News
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