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Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.
October 3, 2026US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution
The Tennessee inmate has been awaiting execution since she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.
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Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
The head of prisons in the US state of Tennessee is resigning after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Governor Bill Lee announced the change on Saturday, sharing the
bbc.co.uk•October 3, 2026
US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution
If the execution proceeds, Christa Pike would be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years The US Supreme Court has declined to stop the execution of Tennessee inmate Christa
bbc.co.uk•September 30, 2026