The US Supreme Court has ruled ⁠that Tennessee can proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate three decades ago.

A US appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death...

Supreme Court clears Tennessee woman Christa Pike’s lethal injection, prompting debate over juvenile- and mental-health factors in capital punishment.

She will become the first woman executed in the US since 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A US court has halted the execution of a woman in Tennessee shortly before she was due to die from lethal injection, three decades after she murdered a classmate.

A federal appeals court halted the execution of Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday, about an hour before she was scheduled to be put to death in Tennessee.The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted the...

A US appeals court halted Tennessee's first female execution in over 200 years to review claims of childhood abuse in Christa Pike's sentencing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike for a murder she committed at age 18 was halted Wednesday about an hour before it was set to begin, as a federal appeals court sought to review whether

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Tennessee to execute Christa Pike, 50, the state's first woman put to death in 200 years. The ruling came hours after a federal appeals court temporarily…

WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (Sep 30) that Tennessee could proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate as an 18-year-old three decades ago.The Tennessee Departmen

WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (Sep 30) that Tennessee could proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate as an 18-year-old three decades ago.The Tennessee Departmen

Christa Pike was convicted in connection with the 1995 death of Colleen Slemmer in Tennessee. Here is a look at Pike, her case and the events that unfolded.

The first woman sentenced to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years was granted a stay by a federal appeals court just over an hour before her scheduled execution and after witnesses had gathered at the Nashville prison for the event. | Crime

Christa Pike was set to die by lethal injection at 11 am ET on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. However, the court halted Christa's execution just an hour before it was scheduled to take place.

Christa Pike, Tennessee's only woman scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, said she can relate to Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy, who allegedly killed her three kids and faced a mistrial.

Christa Pike's boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp had helped her in the cold-blooded killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Here's what we know about where he is now ahead of Christa's execution.

More than three decades after 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer was killed in Tennessee, her mother continues to remember the young woman she was before her name got linked to a notorious murder case.