Execution of Christa Pike halted an hour before it was scheduled
Pike, sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer, had her execution stopped shortly before it was due to proceed.
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The execution of Christa Pike was halted about an hour before it was due to take place, according to reports.
Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer. The case has remained a subject of ongoing legal proceedings in the years since her conviction.
Details on the specific reason the execution was stopped, and on what happens next in the case, were not immediately available. Capital cases in the United States can be delayed or halted at a late stage for a range of legal reasons, including pending appeals or last-minute court orders.
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