Lawyers say Christa Pike is being unfairly punished as Tennessee plans her lethal injection for 1996 murder

A decades-old murder case is back in the spotlight as Tennessee prepares to execute Christa Pike, its only woman on death row.

Pike, now 50, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on September 30, 2026, at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.

Her lawyers are asking Governor Bill Lee to spare her life, arguing that her traumatic childhood and mental health conditions deserve consideration…

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