Justice
Christa Pike Threatens to Become First Woman Executed in Tennessee in 200 Years
Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Pike, a 50-year-old woman convicted of murdering her 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Governor Bill Lee has denied clemency, rejecting appeals from Pike's legal team who cite her young age at the time of the crime and history of abuse. If carried out on October 17, Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee since 1820.
Ozetta summarises; the reporting is the newsroom's