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US execution of Tennessee woman fails after botched injections

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has halted executions after Christa Gail Pike, condemned to die for a 1995 murder, survived two lethal injections. The procedure went ahead after court rulings initially halting it and then allowing it. The case has drawn international attention.

October 01, 2026 at 08:21

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