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Why was Christa Pike placed on death row? Botched lethal injection halts Tennessee executions

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has paused all state executions for the remainder of the year. The decision follows the state's inability to carry out the scheduled execution of Christa Pike.

The governor of Tennessee announced he was halting all scheduled executions for the rest of the year after state officials were unable to execute Christa Pike.

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