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TN Executions. Tennessee Department of Correction. Retrieved on 2023-10-25. 'I did not kill them' condemned man says. The Tennessean, February 3, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-02-04. 'I commend my life into your hands' Tenn. inmate sings hymns as execution is carried out. Fox 17 Nashville. Retrieved on 2019-05-17.
The second woman, Christa Pike, who was convicted in 1996 for having tortured to death a fellow Job Corps dormitory resident, remains on death row. In 2023, Tennessee was debating about using firing squad. [10] [11] In 2024, Tennessee saw moves to allow the death penalty for defendants convicted of child rape. [12]
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, was recently featured on an episode of Investigation Discovery's TV series "Mean Girl Murders.". Pike, 48, was convicted of murder for the ...
The decision for postponing executions was a response to concerns raised by advocates for prisoners on death row over a failure of the state to follow its own procedures for testing the potency ...
In 2009 and 2010, Tennessee had the highest rate of violent gun crime of any US state, although less than that of Washington D.C. Tennessee ranked highest in the nation for the rate of aggravated assaults with a firearm, and ranked fifth-worst in robberies. [1] In 2014, 240,295 crimes were reported, including 371 murders. [2]
Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. The Tennessee Supreme Court has not set an execution date for Pike. Evan Mealins is the justice reporter for The Tennessean.
List of people executed in the United States in 2000; List of people executed in the United States in 2001; List of people executed in the United States in 2002