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Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too

Source: BBC
Category: General
Region: General
Published: September 26, 2026 at 23:04

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Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death if the crime happened today.

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