First woman to be executed in US state in 200 years could choose brutal alternative to lethal injection

Christa Gail Pike was convicted of murdering her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, three decades ago and has had her execution date ...

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in over 200 years. What did she do?

If Christa Pike's execution is carried out, she would become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years and the 19th ...

VERIFY: Iryna's Law could expand methods of execution

Josh Stein signed Iryna's Law. The clock is ticking on the fate of capital punishment, in a controversial bill Gov. Josh Stein has until Friday, Oct. 3 to sign, veto or let become law.Per Article II ...