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Tennessee halts executions after Christa Pike survives two lethal injection attempts
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Christa Pike seeks firing squad, not lethal injection: Inside US executions
- US appeals court halts Tennessee execution of Christa Pike
- Tennessee death-row prisoner Christa Pike survives lethal injections
- Execution of US woman Christa Pike fails after botched lethal injection
- Christa Pike execution fails: What next when a lethal injection is botched?
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