Politics● LowOct 1 · Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 PM
Christa Pike’s failed execution echoes another in Tennessee this year.
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In May, the state tried to execute Tony Carruthers using lethal injection drugs but could not find a “suitable vein,” its correction department said.
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