Tennessee set to execute Christa Pike, first woman on death row in 200 years

Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a fellow student in 1995, is set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in approximately 200 years. Pike's defence lawyers are appealing for clemency, arguing she should not face the death penalty. Her legal team contends that if the same crime were committed today, she would not receive a death sentence under current standards. Attorneys suggest Pike herself should be considered a victim, though details of that argument were not fully elaborated in available reporting.