Tennessee court halts Christa Pike execution
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CBS News ↗ — Headline and lede stress 'last minute move to temporarily halt' Christa Pike's execution, noting she was set to become 'the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years'.CBS News — Headline and lede stress 'last minute move to temporarily halt' Christa Pike's execution, noting she was set to become 'the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years'.
Daily Mail ↗ — Headline highlights halt 'just one hour before' due to 'serious concerns'; body details the 1996 murder of Colleen Slemmer, Pike's requests for an all-female firing squad, and crime specifics.Daily Mail — Headline highlights halt 'just one hour before' due to 'serious concerns'; body details the 1996 murder of Colleen Slemmer, Pike's requests for an all-female firing squad, and crime specifics.
Tennessee court makes last minute move to temporarily halt Christa Pike's execution
Christa Pike, who was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, was granted a temporary stay of execution. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
Christa Pike execution is halted indefinitely just one hour before murderer was due to be put to death after 'serious concerns' were raised
Pike's planned execution was halted at the 11th hour. She murdered Knoxville Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer, 19, in March 1996 when she was 18.