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Protest tegen executie van vrouw VS die als 18-jarige doodstraf kreeg voor moord

NOS29 September 2026, 16:25 UTCTurkey

Mensenrechtenexperts doen er alles aan om de executie van de Christa Pike (50) in de Amerikaanse staat Tennessee niet door te laten gaan. Ook haar advocaten zetten zich tot het uiterste in. Pike werd in 1995 op 18-jarige leeftijd veroordeeld voor de moord op de 19-jarige Colleen Slemmer. De advocaten van Pike hebben een verzoekschrift ingediend bij het Hooggerechtshof in de hoop uitstel van executie te krijgen. De executie staat gepland op woensdag 30 september, 17.00 uur Nederlandse tijd. Als die doorgaat is Pike de eerste vrouw in 200 jaar die in de staat Tennessee ter dood wordt geb

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