The failed execution of Christa Pike Wednesday night in Tennessee wasn’t the first time a lethal injection didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t even the first time this year in the state of Tennessee.

Tennessee politicians want to 'broaden' the methods used to kill death row prisoners following the botched execution of ...

Christa Pike's botched execution has renewed attention on the secretive supply chain for execution drugs.

The 50-year-old convicted murderer remained alive after receiving two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30 and has been ...

Experts point to pharmaceutical restrictions and improper training as primary causes for the increasing rate of botched lethal injections in the United States.

Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution in Tennessee last week, have renewed their push for the state to ...

Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. A court stayed her lethal injection that was scheduled for Sept. 30.

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