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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

Tennessee officials have been unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee late Wednesday halted the remaining scheduled execution for the rest of the year and ordered an outside investigation. Pike's…

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Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for a crime she committed at age 18Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18. The now 50-year-old is scheduled for lethal injection on Wednesday. If carried out, it would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in at least 200 years. Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of killing their classmate Colleen Slemmer. Pike was sentenced to…
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