Lee says TDOC followed protocol as executions halts againTN Gov. Bill Lee has halted executions pending investigation of TDOC's failure to execute Christa Pike. But he says TDOC followed protocol "exactly."Knoxville News-Sentinel8d agoWhole story →JusticeBill Leetennessee execution halt
What did Christa Pike do? Crime case put her in Tennessee death rowChrista Pike was a student at the Knoxville Job Corps, a federal job training program, when she brutally killed fellow student Colleen Slemmer in 1995.Knoxville News-Sentinel8d agoWhole story →Justicetennessee execution pause
Sen. Marsha Blackburn calls for Tennessee to revert to electric chair in executionsSen. Marsha Blackburn, the GOP nominee to succeed Gov. Bill Lee, wants to bring back the electric chair after the botched execution of Christa Pike.Knoxville News-Sentinel8d agoWhole story →JusticeBill LeeMarsha Blackburntennessee execution protocol debate
Gov. Bill Lee pauses Gary Sutton execution after Christa Pike fails to dieGov. Bill Lee ordered a review and has paused the other execution scheduled for this year. Gary Wayne Sutton maintains his innocence.Knoxville News-Sentinel8d agoWhole story →JusticeBill Leetennessee execution pause
Prosecutors push to shield agents from testifying in Tennessee ICE raid caseDefense attorneys want federal immigration agents to testify about the raid near Hardin Valley. The defense says agents had no warrant.Knoxville News-Sentinel8d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticetennessee ice raid case
