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Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms

Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms

If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

September 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM Original source
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"After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike's request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and do not plan to intervene."

— Bill Lee , Politician

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Bill LeePoliticianLean Right

Tennessee Governor who announced plans to rename Nashville airport after Dolly Parton.

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Christa PikeOther

Christa Pike is a woman on death row in Tennessee, convicted of murder in 1995.

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Colleen SlemmerOther

Colleen Slemmer was a victim of a brutal murder in 1995.

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Christa Pike clemency Colleen Slemmer death penalty execution justice Tennessee

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Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms
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If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

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