On Sept. 30, 2026, Christa Pike is scheduled to become the fourth woman executed in Tennessee history. The other three were enslaved women.

Christa Gail Pike was just 18 years old when she committed a crime that dominated headlines for years: She tortured and murdered her romantic rival in Tennessee and later showed off a piece of the ...

A Tennessee attorney representing the state’s only female death row inmate has raised fresh concerns following last week’s failed execution attempt.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The lawyers for the only woman on Tennessee’s death row have filed a motion with the Tennessee Supreme Court, arguing that the state is not equipped to carry out her ...

If her execution happens as planned in September, Christa Pike will become the fourth woman to die at the hands of the Tennessee government in recorded history. The other three were enslaved women ...