Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on the state's death row, in what would mark the first execution of a female inmate in more than two centuries. The state Supreme Court has set Pike's execution date for Sept. 30, 2026. Pike's execution would be the first involving a woman in the state in over 200 years. The last woman executed in the U.S. was Amber McLaughlin in Missouri in 2023. With Pike's case now formally scheduled, Tennessee joins a growing number of states moving forward with executions this year.