# Tennessee unable to carry out Christa Gail Pike execution by lethal injection, witnesses say

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- The Associated Press, 2026-10-01 02:43 UTC
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- Original: https://bit.ly/4rCLD65

> Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Gail Pike by lethal injection Wednesday. Pike was sentenced for a 1995 murder.

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