Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

People gather during a March 4 Mercy protest against the death penalty at the Tennessee State Capitol, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. ahead of the Sept. 30th scheduled execution of Christa Pike.

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.

(Image credit: George Walker IV)

Source Author
Author: Source Author

Source: NPR.

Written by

The Associated Press

in

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More posts