This is Christa Pike when she was sentenced to death.

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Christa Pike (born March 10, 1976) is an American citizen known for being the only woman on death row in the state of Tennessee, USA.
1. The Crime (1995): At age 18, Christa Pike was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the killing of a fellow 19-year-old Job Corps student, Colleen Slemmer, in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1996, she was sentenced to death, making her one of the youngest women in modern US history to receive a death sentence.
2. Background and Debate: Her case has drawn significant attention from human rights groups and psychologists due to her severely abusive childhood, mental health struggles, and neurological trauma. Her defense teams have consistently argued that her young age at the time of the crime and extreme trauma should have been taken into account.
3. Execution Attempt (September 2026): Her case returned to national headlines when the state of Tennessee scheduled her execution by lethal injection. During the procedure, after the lethal drugs were administered, she survived an event classified as a botched execution. Following medical treatment, she was returned to custody, reigniting intense public and legal debate over the death penalty and execution methods.