Tennessee execută miercuri o femeie pentru prima oară în ultimele două secole. Crima comisă acum 30 de ani de Christa Pike

Christa Pike is set to be executed in Tennessee, marking the first execution of a woman in the state in over 200 years. Convicted of murdering a schoolmate 30 years ago, Pike's clemency request was denied despite her claims of childhood trauma and mental health issues. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected her last-minute appeal to halt the execution, which will take place at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Pike, now 50, was 18 at the time of the crime, which involved the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer. Her case has drawn international attention, with human rights experts advocating for her sentence to be commuted due to her traumatic past and mental health conditions. Executions of women are extremely rare in the U.S., with only 18 women executed since 1976.