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Tennessee’s first female death row inmate in 200 years snubs her last meal ahead of Wednesday execution

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Tennessee’s first female death row inmate in 200 years snubs her last meal ahead of Wednesday execution

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A Tennessee woman set to become the first female executed in the state in over 200 years on Wednesday has refused her last meal.

Christa Pike, 50, was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, and later convicted of attempting to strangle another inmate to death with a shoestring in 2001.

Christa Gail Pike appears remotely for her hearing in Knox County Criminal Court.

Christa Pike is set to be executed Sept. 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to death.

In this image from video provided by WBIR-TV, Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to death in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, March 30, 1996. WBIR-TV via AP

Portrait of student Colleen Slemmer.

This undated family handout photo shows student Colleen Slemmer, who was tortured and brutally killed by Pike in 1995. Family handout

Death row inmates typically request a customized last meal prior to being put to death – and the Tennessee Department of Corrections confirmed that Pike has not made a final culinary request, WJHL 11 reported.

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