NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in more than 200 years, has refused to select her last meal.
Pike, who is now 50 years old, was sentenced to death for her role in the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Prosecutors said Slemmer was lured into a wooded area before being tortured and killed by Pike—who was 18 at the time—and her then-boyfriend. Pike told prosecutors she believed Slemmer was trying to steal her boyfriend.
Incomplete records shroud Tennessee history of women executed in uncertainty
Years after being sentenced to death for first-degree murder, Pike was convicted of attempted first-degree murder after strangling another inmate.
Pike’s attorneys argued her childhood was marked by abuse and asked Gov. Bill Lee for clemency, which he denied, stating he would not intervene in the execution…