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911 calls following Christa Pike’s two lethal injections reveal the delay in her receiving care

By Melissa Sarnowski Oct 14th
Jamaal Howard is executed in Texas using pentobarbital despite legal warnings after the Christa Pike case. 30 seconds later, he stops moving

By Terrina Jairaj Oct 9th
Christa Pike survives executions and regains consciousness. Now a judge wants the state to hand over every note, syringe, and log from that night

By Terrina Jairaj Oct 8th
Christa Pike survives a double dose of lethal injection drugs. Then she wakes up 6 days later and realizes she is still shackled to her hospital bed

By Melissa Sarnowski Oct 7th
Christa Pike survives double dose of lethal drugs, forcing Tennessee to suspend the death penalty while questions mount over the state protocol

By Terrina Jairaj Oct 2nd
Tennessee execution of lone death row woman to go ahead after it was halted at the eleventh hour, sparking a legal battle over past trauma

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 30th
Death Penalty Conviction Thrown Out Due To Juror Tweets About Courthouse Coffee

By Eric Limer Dec 9th