Tennessee set to execute only woman on state's death row. Here's what to know.

Christa Gail Pike is scheduled for execution in Tennessee on September 30, 2026, making her the first woman executed in the state in over a century. Convicted in a brutal 1995 murder, Pike's appeals have failed, and the Tennessee Supreme Court has set her execution date. The state's default execution method is lethal injection, but electrocution is an authorized alternative. Pike's attorneys have cited her history of mental illness and childhood abuse in clemency petitions, arguing societal views on death sentences have evolved.

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