The first female in more than 200 years set to be executed in the state of Tennessee, is fighting to stay alive. 50-year-old Christa Gail Pike is scheduled to die by lethal injection Sept 30th of this year. Her attorneys have filed a lawsuit to try and stop the execution, saying it violates both her constitutional rights and religious beliefs. Pike admits to brutally killing a romantic rival more than 30 years ago when she was just 18-years-old after suffering from mental illness and years of sexual abuse.

<p>The first female in more than 200 years set to be executed in the state of Tennessee, is fighting to stay alive. 50-year-old Christa Gail Pike is scheduled to die by lethal injection Sept 30th of this year. Her attorneys have filed a lawsuit to try and stop the execution, saying it violates both her constitutional rights and religious beliefs. Pike admits to brutally killing a romantic rival more than 30 years ago when she was just 18-years-old after suffering from mental illness and years of sexual abuse.</p>

Amy Robach and TJ Holmes Present, an iHeartRadio podcast.

<p>Amy Robach and TJ Holmes Present, an iHeartRadio podcast.</p>

Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present

The Execution of Christa Gail Pike 

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