Tennessee says child rapists deserve to die. Now it prepares to execute one of their victims

At 18, Christa Pike was sentenced to death for murder. What if the jury knew she had suffered years of sexual abuse as a child?

Tennessee says child rapists deserve to die. Now it prepares to execute one of their victims

TL;DR

  • Christa Pike was sentenced to death at 18 for murder.
  • Her childhood involved years of sexual abuse.
  • The question is whether the jury knew about this abuse when making their decision.