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Execution Controversy in Tennessee

Updated 2026-10-02 21:10 UTC 2 sources Negative

Christa Pike, a woman scheduled for execution in Tennessee, survived after doctors worked to clear her system of pentobarbital. Legal teams argue the lethal injection was botched.

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Axios

Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

Data: Death Penalty Information Center; Note: New Hampshire abolished the death p

2026-10-02 20:53 UTC

Al Jazeera

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers

The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.

2026-10-02 20:57 UTC