Tennessee unable to carry out execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
In this image from video provided by WBIR-TV, Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to death on March 30, 1996, in Knoxville. (WBIR-TV via AP file)
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder Wednesday, Sept. 30, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal.
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