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Christa Pike pleads to Gov. Bill Lee for clemency before execution

Before Tennessee executes Christa Pike, her attorneys are highlighting her humanity in a clemency petition to Gov. Bill Lee.

Knoxville News-Sentinel · September 3, 2026

Before the state of Tennessee executes Christa Pike later this month for killing a fellow teenager in 1995, Pike's attorneys are highlighting her humanity in a plea to Gov. Bill Lee. "Through this petition, Christa respectfully asks Governor Bill Lee

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