Christa Pike, a 50-year-old Tennessee death row inmate convicted of murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995, is scheduled to be executed on September 30, 2026. If carried out, the execution would make her the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years, according to reports by the BBC and The Washington Post on September 29.Conservative commentator Matt Walsh reacted to Governor Bill Lee's decision to deny Pike clemency. Stating his opinion, he wrote,"Finally some good news."Governor Lee rejected her request to have her death sentence commuted to life imprisonment, according to the BBC. Pike's attorneys are seeking a last-minute reprieve from the US Supreme Court.More about Christa Pike's sentenceAccording to The Washington Post on September 29, 2026, Christa Pike was 18 when she participated in the killing of Colleen Slemmer, a 19-year-old she knew through the Knoxville Job Corps training programme. Pike and two other teenagers lured Slemmer into a wooded area in Knoxville, Tennessee, in January 1995, where she was tortured and killed.Pike was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to death. Her boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, who was 17 at the time, received a life sentence with the possibility of parole. The other teenager involved, Shadolla Peterson, testified against them and received probation, The Washington Post reported.Why did Governor Bill Lee deny Christa Pike clemency?Governor Lee rejected Christa Pike's clemency request on September 28, 2026, leaving her execution date unchanged. According to the BBC, her attorneys had sought to have her sentence commuted to life imprisonment.Pike's legal team argued that her age at the time of the crime, history of childhood abuse, and mental health conditions should be considered. Her attorneys said she had experienced repeated sexual abuse and neglect during childhood, according to The Washington Post.They also argued that Pike had changed during her decades in prison and had become remorseful. Lee said he had reviewed the case before deciding not to intervene, the BBC reported.Read More: "Impossible for me to fathom": Matt Walsh reacts after Corie Walsh's husband reportedly supports her in court after she allegedly hanged their childChrista Pike's final appeals and execution dateChrista Pike's attorneys have challenged both her sentence and Tennessee's execution procedures. The Washington Post reported that the Tennessee Supreme Court had rejected her request for a stay of execution, while a separate petition remained pending before the US Supreme Court.Her lawyers also raised concerns about the state's lethal injection protocol, citing a blood disorder and the risk of complications.More than 100 organisations and experts urged Lee to commute her sentence to life imprisonment without parole, according to The Washington Post.UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExpertsLINK#UnitedStates: UN experts urge Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee to halt Christa Pike’s execution and commute her death sentence.#StopExecutionsColleen Slemmer's mother, May Martinez, has said she wants the execution to proceed so that her daughter can finally rest, the BBC reported.Pike is scheduled to be executed on September 30, 2026.Read More: “Psychopath serial killer logic”: Matt Walsh reacts after Jesse Ridgway announces abortion of his baby due to Down Syndrome