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Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen

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Christa Pike, a convicted murderer, was scheduled for lethal injection in Tennessee. Two doses of the drug failed to kill her, leading to a botched execution. The governor halted the remaining executions for the year.

Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. BBC News·
    Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen

    Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

  2. Al Jazeera·
    US appeals court halts Tennessee execution of Christa Pike

    Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years.

  3. BBC News·
    US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead

    The death by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before judges from an appeals court halted the execution.

  4. Al Jazeera·
    US Supreme Court clears way for Christa Pike’s execution in Tennessee

    Top court's decision overturns last-minute stay that had stalled Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.

  5. Al Jazeera·
    Execution of US woman Christa Pike fails after botched lethal injection

    The high-profile execution of murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her.

  6. NPR·
    Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection

    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.

  7. BBC News·
    Watch: The many questions raised by the failed execution of Christa Pike

    Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the convicted murderer's execution as it was happening.

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