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Tennessee court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike
Original: Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18
A Tennessee court has halted the scheduled execution of Christa Gail Pike, who was sentenced to death for a murder committed when she was 18 years old. Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, has been the subject of long-running appeals. The ruling pauses her execution, and the case is drawing attention to the death penalty for crimes committed by people under 18 at the time they became adults of legal responsibility.
Why now: News that a court stopped the execution of Tennessee's only female death row inmate is drawing broad attention.
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- Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18 · ABC7 New York
- Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18 · ABC7 New York
- Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18 · WRAL
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