Her execution was halted yesterday, before the Supreme Court ruled the lethal injection could go ahead
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Her execution was delayed in the last hour - but is now due to go ahead
In the last two months, 11 women in their 20s and 30s have been murdered near South Africa's main city, Johannesburg
Today
Christa Pike previously claimed she was 'at peace' with the prospect of dying, over three decades after she murdered Colleen Slemmer at 18
Pike was due to be executed via lethal injection today (30 September) at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville
Yesterday
Christa Pike was 18 when she killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, alongside accomplices Tadaryl Shipp and Shadolla Peterson
The UKHSA has issued fresh data on the seasonal rise of Covid-19 and the flu
Prince Harry accused the press of 'abuse and harassment' as soon as he confirmed Meghan was his girlfriend
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee rejected Christa Pike's clemency petition on Monday (28 Sept), saying he would not intervene in the sentence
The Duchess professionally parted ways with media mogul Ari Emanuel last year
The Princess of Wales previously claimed her marriage to then-Prince Charles 'went down the drain' following Prince Harry's arrival in 1984
Lindsay Clancy stood accused of intentionally murdering her three children, while her team insisted she was battling postpartum depression
It comes after it was reported that police are investigating two men who were seen surveilling the children's school
The state of Tennessee is set to execute the 50-year-old over a 1995 murder later today (30 September)
Vadym Oleynik, 32, said he had not ‘seen the rules’ when he sat on a nesting turtle and picked up its hatchling
Her execution was originally scheduled on 30 September at Nashville’s Riverbend Maximum Security Institution
29 Sept 2026
The victim's family said they had 'serious concerns' about his release
Spencer's headline-making memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, was released last week (22 September)
Seven in 10 women in Afghanistan now describe their mental health as 'bad' or 'very bad'
The young royal and his peers' tech habits are experiencing a shake-up
Tennessee Governor, Bill Lee, has issued a response to the clemency petition filed by Christa Pike's legal team ahead of her execution
28 Sept 2026
Venables tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger back in 1993
The Netherlands introduced rules allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children under 12 in 2024
25 Sept 2026
Sophie, Duchess of Sussex, is one of the monarchy's busiest working representatives - not just Prince Edwards' wife, one expert told Tyla
Colleen Slemmer was murdered by Pike, Shipp and Peterson in 1995 - but while one teen defendant was sentenced to death, another walked free
The First Lady also shared her thoughts on Trump's address at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday (22 September)
Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill said it was a 'very sad and tragic death'