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Christa Pike’s Lawyers Describe a ‘Cruel and Torturous’ Failed Execution

It was not clear on Thursday what had gone wrong with the lethal injection. The governor said an investigation is underway.

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Mike Stanfield standing in the area reserved for people opposed to the death penalty outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville before the planned execution of Christa Pike on Wednesday.
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