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Politics● LowOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 3:47 PM

Christa Pike's lawyers push for commuted sentence after botched execution

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

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