Tennessee Lawmakers Mull Execution Changes Amid Christa Pike Ordeal
Tennessee legislators are proposing changes to the state's death penalty system following a second botched execution this year involving Christa Pike.
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Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns After Failed Christa Pike Execution
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned on Saturday, days after the botched execution of Christa Pike. It was Tennessee's second failed attempt this year to execute someone.
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Christa Pike Unconscious and on Ventilator After Tennessee’s Botched Execution
A court filing Friday revealed that Christa Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator as of Thursday night, roughly 24 hours after she survived the state's attempt to execute her.
Oct. 2: Nashville Severe Weather Expands; Marsha Blackburn Sues
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LISTEN: A Nightmare Unfolds in Tennessee’s Death Chamber
Banner managing editor Andrea Tudhope sits down with reporters Steven Hale and Mikeie Honda Reiland to talk about the nightmare that unfolded at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution this week. Christa Pike was set to be executed Wednesday for the brutal 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. After an eleventh hour stay was…