Federal Court Halts Execution At Last Minute For Woman Who Kept Piece Of Victim’s Skull

Last-minute appeal halts US execution

The death row execution of an American woman has been halted just one hour before it was scheduled to go ahead.

Sep 30, 2026

Supreme Court Clears Way For Tennessee To Execute Woman Who Kept Piece Of Victim’s Skull

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Tennessee to move forward with the execution of Christa Pike, lifting a last-minute stay issued by a federal appeals court less than two hours before she was scheduled to die by lethal injection. In a 6-3 decision, the high court granted Tennessee’s emergency request ...

Sep 30, 2026

Federal Court Halts Execution At Last Minute For Woman Who Kept Piece Of Victim’s Skull

A federal appeals court halted Christa Pike’s execution shortly before 9 a.m. CDT Wednesday, less than two hours before she was scheduled to die by lethal injection. A divided panel of the 6th Circuit issued a temporary stay to review claims that the jury that sentenced Pike to death never heard about her childhood sexual ...

Sep 30, 2026