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Tennessee governor pauses executions after Christa Pike survives 2 lethal injections

WPLN | By Marianna Bacallao,
Steve Inskeep
Published October 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM CDT

Reaction was swift after the execution of a Tennessee woman was halted because she survived two lethal injections.

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