Tennessee Supreme Court Schedules Executions for Four Inmates, Including State’s Only Woman on Death Row, Amid Protocol Scrutiny
Tennessee Supreme Court Schedules Executions for Four Inmates, Including State’s Only Woman on Death Row, Amid Protocol Scrutiny NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court this week set execution dates for four individuals, including Christa Pike, the only woman on the state’s death row. The decision comes as legal challenges persist regarding the state’s lethal injection protocols. Christa Pike, now 49, received her death sentence at age 18 for the brutal 1995 torture and slaying of Colleen Slemmer, a fellow…