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Execution of Christa Pike Temporarily Halted
A federal court issued a stay for Tennessee's Christa Pike hours before her execution.
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In a significant development, the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee has been temporarily halted. Less than two hours before she was set to be the first woman executed in the state in over two centuries, a US appeals court ordered a stay. This decision comes as the court reviews Pike’s claims related to her history of severe sexual abuse.
Now 50, Pike has spent three decades on death row for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995. This case attracted significant attention partly due to the notorious 'satanic panic' era and the brutal nature of the crime. Meanwhile, the Tennessee attorney general has petitioned the US Supreme Court to vacate the stay and proceed with the execution.
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