Tennessee’s only woman on death row refuses last meal before execution
Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in Tennessee's first execution of a woman in more than 200 years, has refused to select her last meal.
Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in Tennessee's first execution of a woman in more than 200 years, has refused to select her last meal.
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What This Story Is About The only woman on Tennessee’s death row, Christa Gail Pike, has declined to pick a last meal. Why It Matters Generally, Tennessee inmates on death row are offered the chance to select a special last meal, within a set of parameters, but Pike has declined ...
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