# Federal court halts Christa Pike’s execution, Tennessee’s lone woman on death row

https://mins.news/en/video/80615

- NBC News, 2026-09-30 16:02 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruFsQSS7uxo

> Christa Pike, 50, has spent three decades 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 proceed with the execution.

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