Tennessee to Execute First Woman in 200 Years: Christa Pike Scheduled for Lethal Injection

Christa Pike, convicted of the 1995 torture-murder of Colleen Slemmer, is set to be executed by pentobarbital injection on Wednesday, becoming the first woman executed in Tennessee in two centuries. The execution follows decades of appeals and highlights ongoing debates over capital punishment and gender disparities in its application. The event is a notable legal milestone but does not signal a broader policy shift.