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First woman executed in 200 years amid last-minute request
The state of Tennessee in the United States witnessed the preparation for the execution of its first woman in over 200 years. Krista Pike, the inmate eligible for execution, requested that the death be carried out entirely by a female team, citing her personal experiences with sexual assault by men during childhood. She made this request to avoid the potential psychological trauma associated with having men present during the execution. The Tennessee Supreme Court rejected Pike's objections to the method of lethal injection and also dismissed her request to reduce the sentence to life imprisonment, despite concerns from her lawyers about her physical and mental health impacting the execution process. The case dates back to 1995, when Pike murdered a 19-year-old man; she was sentenced to death at the age of 18. If the execution proceeds on September 30, she will be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee since 1819. There have been calls to change the method of execution, but the state is currently not equipped to carry out a hanging, and the current method remains lethal injection.
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