Christa Gail Pike was just 18 years old when she committed a crime that dominated headlines for years: She tortured and murdered her romantic rival in Tennessee and later showed off a piece of the ...

Christa Pike's lawyers have raised concerns following the 'botched' attempt to execute death row inmate Tony Carruthers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christa Pike, poised to be the first woman Tennessee executes by lethal injection, is pleading with the Tennessee Supreme Court to ...

As Christa Pike waits to become first woman executed in Tennessee, here's a look at death penalty cases that ended controversially.

In a lawsuit, convicted killer Christa Pike is arguing Tennessee's lethal injection procedure would be cruel and unusual punishment.

A failed execution in Tennessee left death row inmate Tony Carruthers bleeding and moaning, a witness says. Attorneys for other death row inmates say it raises 'profound concerns.' ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The attorney representing the only woman on death row in Tennessee has joined the chorus of voices expressing concern over last week’s failed execution. Christa Gail Pike is ...

A Tennessee attorney representing the state’s only female death row inmate has raised fresh concerns following last week’s failed execution attempt.

Christa Pike, poised to be the first woman Tennessee executes by lethal injection, is pleading with the Tennessee Supreme Court to spare her. Her attorneys' arguments lean on Pike's childhood sexual ...