Execution of Murderess in Tennessee HALTED by Court After “Serious Concerns” Are Raised – Would Have Been First Woman Executed in State in Over 200 Years
Christa Gail Pike. Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections The first female scheduled to be executed in two centuries in Tennessee has received a reprieve after so-called “serious concerns” emerged. As NBC News reported, the Sixth Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted convicted murderer Christa Pike a stay of execution roughly an hour before it was scheduled to be carried out. The stay came after a