田纳西州于2026年处决Christa Pike 1995年的谋杀案 导致她200多年来被处决的第一个女人
Tennessee to execute Christa Pike in 2026 for 1995 murder, making her first woman executed in over 200 years.
田纳西州最高法院已安排于2026年9月30日处决49岁的Christa Gail Pike, 使她成为200多年来第一个在该州被处决的妇女。
The Tennessee Supreme Court has scheduled Christa Gail Pike, 49, for execution on September 30, 2026, making her the first woman in over 200 years to be executed in the state.
Pike在1995年酷刑谋杀18岁的Colleen Slemmer, 被称为“Job Corps杀人案”,与另外两人一起被判有罪。
Pike was convicted in the 1995 torture murder of 18-year-old Colleen Slemmer, known as the “Job Corps Murder,” alongside two others.
检察官指称,她用沥青击中了Slemmer, 并保留了部分头骨。
Prosecutors allege she struck Slemmer with asphalt and kept part of her skull.
Pike的法律团队认为,她当时是青少年,遭受严重虐待,此后表示悔恨,并因精神疾病,包括两极紊乱和创伤后精神紧张症接受治疗。
Pike’s legal team argues she was a teenager at the time, suffered severe abuse, and has since shown remorse and received treatment for mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder and PTSD.
一项2023年关于重审她的案件的动议被驳回。
A 2023 motion to reopen her case was denied.
她的死刑执行将标志着田纳西州死刑史上的一个历史性时刻。
Her execution would mark a historic moment in Tennessee’s death penalty history.