Christa Pike - The Woman on Death Row

01.10.2026 - Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George W...
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27.09.2026 - Alonzo Hughes participates in 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...
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01.10.2025 - This undated photo released by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP)
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30.09.2026 - September 30, 2026, Nashville, Tennessee, USA: CHRISTA PIKE in an undated photo. A federal appeals court Wednesday morning halted the execution of Christa Pike, 50, who was 18 when...
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24.09.2026 - In this image from video provided by WBIR-TV, Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to death on March 30, 1996 in Knoxville, Tenn. (WBIR-TV via AP)
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30.03.1996 - In this image from video provided by WBIR-TV, Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to death on March 30, 1996 in Knoxville, Tenn. (WBIR-TV via AP)
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01.10.2026 - Emergency vehicles leave Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walke...
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30.09.2026 - Demonstrators stand in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of Christa Pike, Wednes...
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27.09.2026 - Abraham Bonowitz speaks 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...
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30.09.2026 - Stefanie Kisselburg sits in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of Christa Pike, W...
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27.09.2026 - 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...
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30.09.2026 - Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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01.10.2026 - Media witness WPLN reporter Catherine Sweeney speaks during a news conference at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Se...
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30.09.2026 - May Martinez, left, mother of murder victim Colleen Slemmer, walks out of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution during a stay of the planned execution of Christa Pike, Wednesday,...
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27.09.2026 - Abraham Bonowitz speaks 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...
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30.09.2026 - CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION TO RIGHT FROM LEFT - May Martinez, right, mother of murder victim Colleen Slemmer, walks out of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution during a stay of the...
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30.09.2026 - Mike Stanfield stands in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of Christa Pike, Wedn...
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30.09.2026 - Beth Howard sits in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of Christa Pike, Wednesday...
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30.09.2026 - Members of the media walk out of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution during a stay of the planned execution of Christa Pike, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP P...
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01.10.2026 - Media witnesses leave Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker I...
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30.09.2026 - Shannon Howard and Ingrid McIntyre hug in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of C...
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