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Tennessee set to execute Christa Pike, first woman in 200 years
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Summary
Tennessee plans to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday for a 1995 killing committed when she was 18, which would be the state's first execution of a woman in over 200 years. Advocates seeking clemency cite abuse she suffered as a child. Pike is one of the youngest women to have been sentenced to death row.
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- Tennessee to execute a woman for the first time in over 200 yearsCNN · Sep 28, 6:28 PM
- Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in over 200 yearsWashington Post · Sep 29, 5:00 AM
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- Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 yearsAssociated Press via NPR · Sep 29, 1:59 AM