The Economic Times

Christa Pike, the lone Tennessee woman on death row, breaks silence ahead of rare execution; heres what she said

Christa Pike is set to be executed in Tennessee, becoming the first woman to face execution in over 200 years. After being on death row for more than three decades, she expressed peace about her fate. Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of the brutal murder of their classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Recent discussions surrounding her clemency request have been met with opposition from Slemmers mother.