As a teenager, Christa Pike killed another young girl at a job training center. Now, the state has moved forward with plans to kill Pike.

The Tennessee Supreme Court scheduled Pike's execution for Sept. 30, 2026 . She would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, and she would also be the first person put to death in Tennessee for a crime committed at age 18 since the death penalty was re-legalized nationwide in 1976.

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