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Thursday, October 01, 2026

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 killing after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure.

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Gov. Bill Lee said he has ordered for a "comprehensive, third-party review" to determine what happened during Christa Pike's attempted execution.

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-- WVLT News (@wvlt.tv) 6:01 AM · Oct 1, 2026

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FUBAR!

#1 | Posted by South_American at 2026-10-01 01:03 AM | Reply

Yayyyyyyyyy I'm so thrilled. I hope that she is doing well and will survive this without any problems.

#2 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-10-01 03:41 AM | Reply

A bullet would have prevented this. Or let the family deal with her.

We have gotten too soft in this nation. There should be no concern for the person being put to death. There was no concern for the victim.

#3 | Posted by subliberal at 2026-10-01 07:54 AM | Reply

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