Politics● ElevatedOct 1 · Oct 1, 2026, 10:58 PM
Christa Pike's attorneys: Botched execution was "torturous" and "predictable"
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived an attempt by the state of Tennessee to put her to death, say they warned that her execution could be botched in exactly the way it was.
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