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Tennessee execution of Christa Pike

Tennessee moves toward execution of Christa Pike, the state's first in 200 years; federal appeals court halts proceedings over medical ethics and legal challenges.

1. Monday 28 September 2026

   Tennessee schedules execution of Christa Pike, first woman put to death there in 200 years

   Tennessee scheduled the lethal injection of Christa Pike, 50, for Wednesday 30 September over a 1995 murder. Gov. Bill Lee denied clemency and the US Supreme Court declined to halt it.

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2. Tuesday 29 September 2026

   Tennessee health workers urge removing medics from executions after failed lethal injection

   After a failed lethal injection in May, more than 40 Tennessee doctors and nurses asked the governor to pause executions and bar health workers from the process. The governor has refused a pause; a later NPR version says a federal appeals court halted the next scheduled execution.

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3. Tuesday 29 September 2026

   Federal appeals court halts Christa Pike's Tennessee execution an hour before it was due

   The Sixth Circuit stayed Christa Pike's execution on 30 September to review whether her childhood sexual abuse was fully considered at sentencing. Tennessee has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the stay.

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