Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court declines Christa Pike’s clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state’s first execution of a woman in 200 years. Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. local time Wednesday at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in…

Sep 29, 2026

Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too

Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death if the crime happened today.

Sep 26, 2026

Tennessee executed Christa Pike by the book. She survived

Tennessee attempted to carry out the death sentence imposed on Christa Pike on Wednesday. The state administered its prescribed lethal-injection procedure. Pike survived. Instead of leaving the execution chamber deceased, she was transported to a medical facility. The Tennessee Department of Correction subsequently maintained that every step of its authorized protocol had been followed and […]

Oct 2, 2026

Christa Pike was set to be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in 200 years before botched attempts: What to know

Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years on Wednesday, but she survived the execution attempt, which was delayed by nine hours, even after officials administered two doses of pentobarbital. Pike was alive as of Thursday morning and was transported to an off-site medical facility, according […]

Oct 1, 2026

Tennessee prepares to execute the first woman in over 200 years

Tennessee is planning to execute a female inmate accused of murder on Wednesday, marking the first time in over 200 years that a woman has received the death penalty in the state. Christa Pike, 50, is the only woman on Tennessee’s death row. She has been imprisoned for roughly 30 years in connection with the […]

Sep 29, 2026