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Governor candidates won't rehire corrections commissioner after botched execution

Governor candidates won't rehire corrections commissioner after botched execution

Democratic nominee Jerri Green called for Commissioner Frank Strada's resignation, while the other three candidates said they wouldn't keep him.
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What is pentobarbital and why didn't it work in the Christa Pike execution?

What is pentobarbital and why didn't it work in the Christa Pike execution?

Pentobarbital was the drug used in Christa Pike's failed execution attempt. It's typically used for seizures, insomnia and as a pre-anesthetic.
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Trump on botched Christa Pike execution: 'It shouldn't be very difficult'

Trump on botched Christa Pike execution: 'It shouldn't be very difficult'

President Trump expressed bewilderment with Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike, telling reporters, 'It shouldn't be very difficult."
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Christa Pike survived attempted execution. Updates on her condition

Christa Pike survived attempted execution. Updates on her condition

The nation is awaiting answers after the botched execution of murderer Christa Pike on Sept. 30 resulted in her hospitalization in critical condition.
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What to know about Christa Pike and her failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee

What to know about Christa Pike and her failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee

Christa Pike is still alive following a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
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Did Christa Pike survive lethal injection execution in Tennessee? What happens next

Did Christa Pike survive lethal injection execution in Tennessee? What happens next

Christa Pike survived her execution after receiving two doses of pentobarbital, prompting questions about the next steps in the rare case.
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Tennessee governor calls failed Christa Pike execution "a tragedy"

Tennessee governor calls failed Christa Pike execution "a tragedy"

By Jonathan Allen Oct 1 (Reuters) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee called the failed execution of Christa Pike a tragedy on Thursday, hours after she survived two lethal injection attempts at a Nashville prison and was taken to a hospital.
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Is Christa Pike alive? What we know after failed execution in Tennessee

Is Christa Pike alive? What we know after failed execution in Tennessee

Christa Pike's attorneys do not currently know her condition, or even where she's located, but have said she is being treated at a nearby hospital.
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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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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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Christa Pike gets "life-saving medical care" after surviving Tennessee execution

Christa Pike gets "life-saving medical care" after surviving Tennessee execution

By Jonathan Allen Oct 1 (Reuters) - Christa Pike was receiving "life-saving medical care" in a Nashville hospital on Thursday hours after she survived two attempts by Tennessee to execute her with lethal injections, her lawyers said, renewing scrutiny of capital punishment in the US.
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Who is Christa Pike? Tennessee's only woman on death row survives lethal injection

Who is Christa Pike? Tennessee's only woman on death row survives lethal injection

Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, was featured on Investigation Discovery's "Mean Girl Murders." What to know about her case.