"So much of Ms. Pike's experience reflects widespread and systemic failures that surface in death penalty cases," said an Amnesty International USA researcher, urging an end to capital punishment "in Tennessee and beyond."
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Federal Appellate Court Halts Tennessee's Planned Execution of Christa Pike
A federal appellate panel blocked Tennessee from executing Christa Pike, citing childhood sexual abuse, but the US Supreme Court could allow the state's first female execution in centuries to proceed.