One of the youngest women ever sent to death row to be executed in Tennessee for ‘satanic panic’ murder, according to The Independent

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One of the youngest women ever sent to death row to be executed in Tennessee for ‘satanic panic’ murder, according to The Independent and NPR.

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One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee, according to NPR and The Independent.
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One of the youngest women ever sent to death row to be executed in Tennessee for ‘satanic panic’ murder — confirmed by: The Independent, NPR

Christa Pike, 50, was 18 when she was sent to death row following a murder committed in a jealous rage, making her one of the youngest women to receive a capital sentence. — The Independent
Pike and her boyfriend were convicted over the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a classmate at Knoxville Job Corps — The Independent
Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike was sexually abused starting from when she was a toddler and that she was raped at ages 11 and 17 — The Independent
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Pike’s legal team has asked the Supreme Court to stay the execution — The Independent
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