Tennessee Woman on Death Row Requests All-Female Execution Squad
A Tennessee woman, Christa Pike, facing execution in about a week in Memphis, has requested an all-female death squad. This comes as she is set to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.
Memphis, TN, September 23, 2026 —
A Tennessee woman scheduled for execution in approximately one week has submitted a request for an all-female death squad.
Christa Pike is slated to be executed in Memphis. The request comes as Pike is anticipated to be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than two centuries.
Further details regarding the specific date of the execution, the nature of the request for an all-female death squad, or the reasons behind it, were not provided in the available information.
Pike’s scheduled execution marks a significant point in the state’s penal history, as it has been over 200 years since a woman was last put to death in Tennessee.
The contractor responsible for carrying out executions and the specific protocol for this procedure were not detailed in the provided summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Melissa Moon on wreg.com, see more information here.
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