Tennessee Gov. Hints at Death Row Woman’s Fate After Botched Execution
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J. Christa Pike survived two lethal injections ... Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 are not rated.
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Christa Pike will likely still remain on death row even after botched execution, governor says
Governor Bill Lee addressed whether Christa Pike would still face the death penalty weeks after she survived two doses of lethal injection for the 1995 stabbing death of her classmate.
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Tennessee Gov. Hints at Death Row Woman’s Fate After Botched Execution
J. Miles Cary / J. Miles Cary/ Knoxville News Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Christa Pike’s sentence will likely stay the same, despite her failed execution last month. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of her...
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Christa Pike's Death Sentence Expected to Stand After Botched Execution
Christa Pike survived two lethal injections ... but Tennessee's governor is signaling she may not get a free pass from death row just because the state failed to execute her the first time. Gov. Bill Lee addressed Pike's fate Wednesday ... saying…
