{"id":383223,"date":"2026-09-29T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/christa-pike-is-about-to-be-executed-what-did-she-do-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T22:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:00:12","slug":"christa-pike-is-about-to-be-executed-what-did-she-do-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/christa-pike-is-about-to-be-executed-what-did-she-do-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Christa Pike is about to be executed. What did she do? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QzuMt9Hv_SQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Christa Pike is about to be executed. 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She would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in nearly 200 years. <\/p>\n<p>Pike was one of two people convicted of brutally beating, torturing and murdering Colleen Slemmer, a 19-year-old woman she met at a training programme for troubled teens.<\/p>\n<p>In this video&#8230;<br \/>\n00:37 What was Christa Pike convicted of?<br \/>\n02:14 Moment Pike was sent down in 1996<br \/>\n02:47 Why does Pike&#8217;s team want to stop the execution<br \/>\n04:13 Friend of Pike speaks to the BBC<br \/>\n05:13 Governor&#8217;s Statement<br \/>\n05:46 What about the victim&#8217;s family?<br \/>\n06:14 Why has it taken 30 years?<br \/>\n06:51 How rare are female executions in the US?<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#ChristaPike #US #DeathPenalty #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christa Pike was 20 when she became the youngest woman on death row in the US. 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