Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection

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Published 1 Oct 2026, 11:13 IST · Updated 1 Oct 2026, 12:02 PM IST

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injectionPhoto · NPR News

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year.

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