19 days ago
Execution of lone woman on Tennessee's death row paused by federal appeals court
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. ABC News and BBC News US and Canada are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 22:27 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Execution of lone woman on Tennessee's death row paused by federal appeals court”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Christa Pike, 50, was sentenced to death after being convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC News US and Canada
Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms
- New development reported by BBC News World
Tennessee governor declines to halt execution of state's lone woman on death row
- Picked up by ABC News
Execution of lone woman on Tennessee's death row paused by federal appeals court
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.