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Tennessee prison commissioner resigns after Christa Pike's botched execution

Tennessee prison commissioner resigns after Christa Pike's botched execution

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned, days after Christa Pike survived lethal injection.
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Tennessee prisons chief was accused of mishandling Arizona executions

Tennessee prisons chief was accused of mishandling Arizona executions

The Tennessee official overseeing the botched execution of Christa Pike was involved with executions in Arizona that had significant problems.
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Christa Pike execution failure renews scrutiny of TDOC chief Frank Strada

Christa Pike execution failure renews scrutiny of TDOC chief Frank Strada

Christa Pike’s failed execution is renewing scrutiny of TDOC chief Frank Strada’s record overseeing prisons in Arizona.
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Frank Strada resigns as TN corrections chief after 2 failed executions

Frank Strada resigns as TN corrections chief after 2 failed executions

Appointed to repair Tennessee's troubled execution system, Frank Strada leaves after two failed executions in 2026.
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Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike
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Christa Pike unconscious, burned and intubated, new court filing shows

Christa Pike unconscious, burned and intubated, new court filing shows

Christa Pike survived after the Tennessee Department of Correction attempted to execute her on Sept. 30 using pentobarbital.
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Tennessee prison chief resigns after failed execution

Tennessee prison chief resigns after failed execution

By Sheila Dang Oct 3 (Reuters) - The head of the Tennessee Department of Correction will step down this month, state officials said on Saturday, days after convicted murderer Christa Pike was left gravely ill from the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection.
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Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike
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Why was Christa Pike set to be executed? Case made her only woman on TN death row

Why was Christa Pike set to be executed? Case made her only woman on TN death row

Christa Pike was a student at the Knoxville Job Corps, a federal job training program, when she brutally killed fellow student Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
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How Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute

How Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute

Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed
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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say

Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say

By Maria Cardona NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 2 (Reuters) - Convicted murderer Christa Pike is unconscious, intubated and receiving breathing assistance from a ventilator after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her, her attorneys said on Friday, providing the first detailed account of the extent of
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt

By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) - Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of lethal injection late on Wednesday, prison officials said, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries.