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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
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Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year. Pike,...

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