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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike granted stay of execution
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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike granted stay of execution

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  • Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, 50, received a stay of execution shortly before her scheduled lethal injection on Wednesday.
  • Pike has been on death row since 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.

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Christa Pike has been on death row since 1996 following a conviction for the murder of a teenage classmate.

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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike has been given a stay of execution shortly before she was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Wednesday.

Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.

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