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There is only one woman on death row in Tennessee. Here's what to know about Christa Pike
Christa Pike, then 18, tortured and killed another young woman. In 2024, Pike was removed from de facto solitary confinement.
Tennessee executes man for 1989 triple murder of wife, stepsons
Tennessee has carried out the United States' 19th execution of the year, killing 75-year-old death row inmate Oscar Smith for ...
Tennessee inmate executed with new drug protocol; Victims’ family, witnesses react
Tennessee carried out its first execution in more than five years Thursday morning, marking the first time the state used a ...
Nearing execution, Oscar Smith faces near-total isolation and one hope for relief
Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, is scheduled to be the first to die by Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol on May 22.
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Tennessee governor denies reprieve, ensuring executions by lethal injection amid legal challenge
Tennessee will execute Oscar Franklin Smith this week, while a lawsuit challenging the state’s new lethal injection protocol ...