Pike, now 50, was 18 when she and her boyfriend murdered classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995, and the Court acted a day after Bill Lee (Gov-R Tennessee) denied clemency.
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The Supreme Court acted a day after Gov. Bill Lee (R) denied clemency.
DPIC dates the clemency denial to Sept. 28, 2026. The Court's ruling date is inferred from docket filings dated Sept. 28 and the NPR story dated Sept. 29. The one-day interval is a desk inference from these dates, not stated by any source.
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The U.S. has executed 18 women since the 1970s, compared with 1,663 men.
The 18-women figure is corroborated by Wikipedia, LegalClarity and the NY Sun (Pike would be the 19th). The 1,663-men figure comes only from BBC and does not reconcile with other totals. DPIC counts 1,677 executions and Wikipedia 1,678, which implies about 1,659 to 1,660 men. The story's figures add