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Oct 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM ET
Tennessee AG Backs Review of Failed Pike Execution
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office supports Gov. Bill Lee’s call for an independent investigation after the Sept. 30 execution attempt of Christa Gail Pike failed. Pike’s attorneys say she received two doses of pentobarbital but remained alive; she was taken from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville to a hospital for treatment.
WHO: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti; Gov. Bill Lee; death row inmate Christa Gail Pike
WHAT: Skrmetti’s office backed an independent investigation into the failed execution attempt of Christa Pike.
WHEN: Oct 5, 2026
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: Pike remained alive after receiving two doses of pentobarbital during the execution attempt, according to her attorneys.
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