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Tennessee prepares first execution of a woman in 200 years

Original: christa pike

Tennessee is preparing to carry out its first execution of a woman in roughly 200 years, with the case of Christa Pike drawing international attention. Pike was convicted of the 1995 murder of fellow Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. Trending searches across the US, Brazil, Sweden, Australia, Canada and France show widespread interest in the case as the execution date approaches.

Why now: Tennessee is about to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries, making Pike's case a major death penalty story worldwide.

Christa PikeTennesseeColleen SlemmerKnoxville

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Evidence

• Christa Pike seeks firing squad, not lethal injection: Inside US executions · Al Jazeera
• Christa Pike Could Be First Woman Executed in Tennessee in More Than 200 Years · The New York Times
• Ahead of rare execution, lone woman on Tennessee death row says ‘I am at peace’ · NBC News
• US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution · BBC
• Christa Pike out of appeals after Supreme Court denies execution stay · USA Today
• Christa Pike: Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years · CNN

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