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Supreme Court declines Christa Pike's clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years. Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m.

What the coverage shows

All seven outlets frame the story around Tennessee’s imminent first execution of a woman in 200 years, with The Hill alone adding that the Supreme Court declined Christa Pike’s clemency appeal. The Associated Press, Washington Post and BBC News include more background on Pike’s age at the killing and the underlying 1995 case, while the Washington Post is the only outlet to mention advocates citing childhood abuse and The Independent is the only one to foreground Pike’s comparison with Lindsay Clancy.

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