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Tennessee Death Row Inmate's Status Unclear

Updated 2026-10-01 03:40 UTC 1 source Negative

Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike claim she was still alive after being administered lethal injection drugs. The case has raised questions about the execution process.

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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike still alive after lethal injection dose, lawyers say

Lawyers for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike said she was still alive Wednesday night after being administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs. Pike's federal public defenders wrote in a motion to the Tennessee Supreme Court that witnesses reported she had been given doses of pentoba

2026-10-01 03:09 UTC