After Failed Attempt to Execute Christa Pike, Tennessee Pauses a Planned Execution

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Tennessee has paused a planned execution after a failed attempt to put Christa Pike to death. Governor Bill Lee, a Republican, ordered a review of the state's lethal injection process in the wake of the botched attempt. Pike was hospitalized on Wednesday, and her case now waits on the outcome of that review.

Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, ordered a review of the state’s lethal injection process after the botched attempt to put Christa Pike to death. She was hospitalized Wednesday.

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