# Federal court halts Christa Pike's execution

https://mins.news/en/item/80628

- NBC News, 2026-09-30 15:47 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/federal-court-halts-christa-pike-s-execution-lone-woman-on-tennessee-s-death-row-270793797617

> Christa Pike, 50, has spent 30 years on death row for a murder committed when she was 18. Hours before her scheduled execution, a federal appeals court issued a temporary stay while it reviews her case. Tennessee’s attorney general is seeking to move ahead with the execution.

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