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Christa Pike’s lawyer accuses Tennessee of ‘secrecy’ as judge orders evidence preserved

After her botched execution, Randy Spivey said, “I think she is angry and confused about everything right now.”

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Tennessee’s outgoing prison chief had a history of execution missteps before Christa Pike, officials sayBy Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — Before the botched execution of Christa Pike, Frank Strada reportedly had a history of overseeing execution missteps in two states. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Saturday announced Correction Commissioner Strada would step down later this month following the backlash after the attempted execution left Pike on a ventilator,…
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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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