# Judge orders state to preserve all evidence tied to botched execution

https://mins.news/en/video/91390

- ABC News, 2026-10-08 12:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGpV_KOy5g8

> A judge approved an emergency motion requiring the state to preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital.

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