Botched lethal injection survivor Christa Pike may face the electric chair as Tennessee's newly elected governor vows to push ...
Tennessee Republicans are calling for new execution methods after the failed execution of Christa Pike. Independents and Democrats are calling for oversight.
Christa Pike's failed execution has triggered horror, consternation and an acute case of déjà vu. Four years after pausing executions to review Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol, Gov. Bill Lee and ...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn is seizing on Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike to push for a return to the electric chair. Pike, who was slated to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in almost ...
Some of Tennessee’s top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike, which relied on a large dose of ...
State leaders are divided on adding lethal gas, firing squad or other options.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday called on Tennessee to reintroduce the electric chair for executions after death-row prisoner Christa Pike survived two lethal injections the day before.
Following a failed execution, Tennessee Republicans are considering new methods, including different lethal injection drugs or making the electric chair a primary option. Democrats and some ...