Death row inmate set to become first woman executed by US state in over 200 years has issued plea in handwritten letter

A death row inmate set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years has issued an emotional plea in a handwritten letter ahead of her scheduled execution.

Christa Gail Pike was sentenced to death after being found guilty of brutally killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer on January 12, 1995.

The pair were both enrolled in the Knoxville continue reading …