Court halts Tennessee's first female execution in 200 years
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A court has halted the planned execution of Christa Gail Pike, marking the first time in 200 years that Tennessee was set to execute a woman. Pike, now 50, was convicted along with her boyfriend for the 1995 stabbing and beating of their classmate Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville. This decision comes amid ongoing legal proceedings related to the case.
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