SocietyTennessee governor halts executions after inmate survives lethal injection attempt

Media witnesses said Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday. Pike was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, but the lethal-injection attempt did not succeed, prompting the governor to halt executions.

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TThe Associated Press★★★☆☆2026-10-01 05:20Original