Oct 01 Watch 6:27 What we know about Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike By Amna Nawaz, Sam Weber, Ali Schmitz Tennessee officials failed to carry out the lethal injection of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Her attorneys say she is alive and in critical condition after being given two separate doses of pentobarbital meant to kill her. Pike… Continue watching
Oct 01 The latest on Christa Pike's case and Tennessee's previously botched executions By Maria Ramirez Uribe A failed execution in Tennessee is raising more questions about the state’s capital punishment protocols after Christa Gail Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection Wednesday evening. Continue reading
Oct 01 Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt By Kimberly Chandler, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Pike, 50, was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison, her attorneys said. She was being treated at a hospital, but they said they hadn’t been told about her condition. Continue reading
Sep 30 Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for a Tennessee murder she committed at age 18 By Kim Chandler, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Tennessee's execution of Christa Gail Pike for a murder she committed at age 18 was halted Wednesday about an hour before it was set to begin, as a federal appeals court sought to review whether her allegations of childhood sexual… Continue reading
Sep 15 Nick Reiner will not face death penalty over his parents' killings By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press In a statement, his public defender said prosecutors had made the right decision and highlighted Reiner's mental illness and struggles with self-medication. Continue reading
Aug 13 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama put men to death as U.S. states schedule 3 executions on same day By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The last time three executions were carried out on the same day was on Jan. 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put inmates to death. Continue reading
Aug 12 Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing argue against death penalty, said shooter hit 'intended target' By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Whether the shooting endangered the crowd is a key issue: Prosecutors cited the risk that other people could have been harmed as an aggravating factor under state law that makes Kirk's killing a capital crime. Continue reading
Aug 12 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States. Continue reading
Jul 14 Florida to execute 3 of its oldest death row inmates by the end of the month By David Fischer, Associated Press Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last. Continue reading
Jun 16 Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty By Julie Carr Smyth, Patrick Aftoora Orsagos, Associated Press Gov. Mike DeWine says he believes Ohio should abolish the death penalty. He said data shows the death penalty is not serving as a deterrent to violent crime, as the law he helped write had intended. Continue reading