Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted shortly before it was due to happen
Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
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""We will continue to advocate for the lawfully imposed sentence as the courts work through this technical issue.""
— Tennessee Attorney General , Executive
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Christa Pike is a woman on death row in Tennessee, convicted of murder in 1995.
Colleen Slemmer was a victim of a brutal murder in 1995.
Tadaryl Shipp was Christa Pike's boyfriend at the time of the murder.
The Tennessee Attorney General represents the state's legal interests in capital cases.
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Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
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